Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Introduction to the verb surcouper
The English translation of the French verb surcouper is “to overcut”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “suhr-koo-pey”.
Surcouper comes from the French word “couper” meaning “to cut”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe cutting something excessively or excessively dividing something into smaller parts.
Examples:
- Il ne faut pas surcouper les légumes, ils doivent être coupés en gros morceaux. (Do not overcut the vegetables, they should be cut into large pieces.)
- Le boulanger a surcoupé le gâteau en tranches trop fines. (The baker overcut the cake into slices that were too thin.)
- Elle a tendance à surcouper ses cheveux, ils sont toujours trop courts. (She tends to overcut her hair, it’s always too short.)
Surcouper – 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 surcouper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | surcoupe | Je surcoupe | I overcut |
tu | surcoupes | Tu surcoupes | You overcut |
il | surcoupe | Il surcoupe | He overcuts |
elle | surcoupe | Elle surcoupe | She overcuts |
on | surcoupe | On surcoupe | One overcuts |
nous | surcoupons | Nous surcoupons | We overcut |
vous | surcoupez | Vous surcoupez | You overcut |
ils | surcoupent | Ils surcoupent | They overcut |
elles | surcoupent | Elles surcoupent | They overcut |
Other Conjugations for Surcouper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb surcouper
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