L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Introduction to the verb craboter
The English translation of the French verb craboter is “to scrape.”
The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “krah-boh-teh.”
The word craboter comes from the Old French word “crabboter,” which means “to scratch.” It is derived from the word “crabot,” which refers to a tool used for scraping or carving.
In everyday French, craboter is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative form used for giving commands or instructions.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Crabotez les carottes avant de les couper. (Scrape the carrots before cutting them.)
- Crabote la peinture sur le mur pour enlever les taches. (Scrape the paint on the wall to remove the stains.)
- N’oubliez pas de craboter le bois avant de le peindre. (Don’t forget to sand the wood before painting it.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of craboter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | crabote | Crabote plus doucement. | Dig more gently. |
tu | crabote | Crabote dans le sable. | Dig in the sand. |
il | crabote | Il est en train de craboter. | He is digging. |
elle | crabote | Elle adore craboter à la plage. | She loves digging at the beach. |
on | crabote | On doit craboter après la pluie. | We have to dig after the rain. |
nous | crabotons | Crabotons ensemble. | Let’s dig together. |
vous | crabotez | Crabotez moins bruyamment. | Dig less loudly. |
ils | crabotent | Ils crabotent depuis des heures. | They have been digging for hours. |
elles | crabotent | Elles crabotent avec des seaux. | They are digging with buckets. |
Other Conjugations for Craboter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craboter
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Craboter – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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