Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Introduction to the verb espacer
The English translation of the French verb “espacer” is “to space out” or “to spread out.” The infinitive form of “espacer” is pronounced as eh-spah-say.
The word “espacer” comes from the Latin word “spatium” meaning “space.” In everyday French, “espacer” is most often used to express the action of creating or increasing distance or intervals between objects or events.
Examples:
- J’ai espacé les plantes dans mon jardin. (I spaced out the plants in my garden.)
- Il faut espacer les rendez-vous pour respecter la distanciation sociale. (We need to space out the appointments to maintain social distancing.)
- Les enfants doivent espacer les mots lorsqu’ils écrivent. (Children should space out the words when they write.)
Espacer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of espacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | j’espacE | J’espace chaque mot. | I space each word. |
Tu | tu espacES | Tu espaces les phrases. | You space the sentences. |
Il | il espacE | Il espace le texte. | He spaces the text. |
Elle | elle espacE | Elle espace les paragraphes. | She spaces the paragraphs. |
On | on espacE | On espace les lignes. | One spaces the lines. |
Nous | nous espaçONS | Nous espaçons les documents. | We space the documents. |
Vous | vous espaçEZ | Vous espacez les tableaux. | You space the tables. |
Ils | ils espaçENT | Ils espacent les chapitres. | They space the chapters. |
Elles | elles espaçENT | Elles espacent les sections. | They space the sections. |
Other Conjugations for Espacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espacer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
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