Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Introduction to the verb étrécir
The English translation of the French verb étrécir is “to shrink”. It is pronounced as “ay-tray-seer” in its infinitive form.
The word étrécir comes from the Old French word “estrecier” which means “to tighten” or “to narrow”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of something becoming smaller or tighter.
Three simple examples of its usage are:
- Mon pull en laine a étréci au lavage. (My wool sweater shrank in the wash.)
- La jupe a étréci après avoir été mise dans le sèche-linge. (The skirt shrunk after being put in the dryer.)
- Les muscles se contractent et étrécissent les vaisseaux sanguins. (The muscles contract and shrink the blood vessels.)
Étrécir – 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 étrécir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je étrécis | Je étrécis ma taille. | I shrink my waist. |
tu | tu étrécis | Tu étrécis tes vêtements. | You shrink your clothes. |
il | il étrécit | Il étrécit ses épaules. | He shrinks his shoulders. |
elle | elle étrécit | Elle étrécit sa robe. | She shrinks her dress. |
on | on étrécit | On étrécit l’espace. | We shrink the space. |
nous | nous étrécissons | Nous étrécissons nos horizons. | We shrink our horizons. |
vous | vous étrécissez | Vous étrécissez vos objectifs. | You shrink your goals. |
ils | ils étrécissent | Ils étrécissent leur champ de vision. | They shrink their field of vision. |
elles | elles étrécissent | Elles étrécissent leurs mains. | They shrink their hands. |
Other Conjugations for Étrécir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb étrécir
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