Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Introduction to the verb récrire
The English translation of the French verb récrire is “to rewrite.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ray-kree-ruh.”
Récrire is derived from the Latin verb “re” meaning “again” and “scribere” meaning “to write.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of writing something again, often with changes or improvements.
Examples:
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Il doit récrire son histoire pour la rendre plus intéressante. (He has to rewrite his story to make it more interesting.)
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Elle a décidé de récrire toutes ses notes pour mieux les comprendre. (She decided to rewrite all her notes to better understand them.)
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Les journalistes ont dû récrire leurs articles après avoir reçu de nouvelles informations. (The journalists had to rewrite their articles after receiving new information.)
Récrire – 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 récrire
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je récris | Je récris chaque phrase | I rewrite each sentence |
Tu | Tu récris | Tu récris tes devoirs | You rewrite your homework |
Il | Il récrit | Il récrit l’histoire | He rewrites the story |
Elle | Elle récrit | Elle récrit ses notes | She rewrites her notes |
On | On récrit | On récrit le scénario | We rewrite the script |
Nous | Nous récrivons | Nous récrivons un nouveau livre | We are rewriting a new book |
Vous | Vous récrivez | Vous récrivez une lettre | You are rewriting a letter |
Ils | Ils récrivent | Ils récrivent leurs erreurs | They are rewriting their mistakes |
Elles | Elles récrivent | Elles récrivent leurs réponses | They are rewriting their answers |
Other Conjugations for Récrire.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb récrire (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb récrire
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