Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Introduction to the verb greffer
to graft; pronounced: gre-fey
Greffer comes from the Old French word “grafer,” which means “to graft.” It is commonly used in everyday French to refer to the act of grafting, which involves uniting a part of one plant with another plant so that they grow together.
Examples of usage:
- J’ai décidé de greffer un citronnier sur mon oranger. (I decided to graft a lemon tree onto my orange tree.)
- Les viticulteurs greffent souvent des cépages résistants sur des plants de vigne sensibles aux maladies. (Winemakers often graft disease-resistant grape varieties onto vines that are susceptible to diseases.)
- Pour obtenir de meilleurs résultats, il est préférable de greffer les arbres fruitiers au printemps. (To achieve better results, it is preferable to graft fruit trees in spring.)
Greffer – 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 greffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je greffe | Je greffe un arbre. | I graft a tree. |
Tu | tu greffes | Tu greffes des rosiers. | You graft roses. |
Il | il greffe | Il greffe des arbustes. | He grafts shrubs. |
Elle | elle greffe | Elle greffe des fruits. | She grafts fruits. |
On | on greffe | On greffe des plantes. | One grafts plants. |
Nous | nous greffons | Nous greffons des vignes. | We graft vines. |
Vous | vous greffez | Vous greffez des branches. | You graft branches. |
Ils | ils greffent | Ils greffent des fleurs. | They graft flowers. |
Elles | elles greffent | Elles greffent des légumes. | They graft vegetables. |
Other Conjugations for Greffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb greffer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb greffer
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