L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Introduction to the verb escompter
The English translation of the French verb escompter is “to anticipate” or “to expect.” The infinitive form, escompter, is pronounced as “es-kom-tay.”
The word escompter comes from the Old French term escont, meaning “to count upon” or “to expect.” It is derived from the Latin verb excomputare, meaning “to calculate” or “to reckon.” In everyday French, escompter is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb.
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Escompte ta patience ! (Anticipate your patience!) – This can be used as a command to someone to be patient or to expect to have to wait.
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N’escompte pas trop sur cette promotion. (Don’t expect too much from this promotion.) – This is a cautionary command to not have too high of expectations for something.
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Escomptez un peu de résistance de leur part. (Expect some resistance from them.) – This is a statement to anticipate some form of opposition or pushback.
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of escompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | escompte | Je t’en prie, escompte un peu. | Please, discount a little. |
tu | escompte | Escompte cette idée. | Dismiss this idea. |
il | escompte | Il escompte tout. | He discounts everything. |
elle | escompte | Elle escompte tout gagner. | She expects to win everything. |
on | escompte | On escompte une hausse des prix. | We are expecting a rise in prices. |
nous | escomptons | Escomptons que tout se passe bien. | Let’s hope everything goes well. |
vous | escomptez | Escomptez votre salaire. | Discount your salary. |
ils | escomptent | Ils escomptent des bénéfices. | They expect profits. |
elles | escomptent | Elles escomptent une victoire. | They are expecting a victory. |
Other Conjugations for Escompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
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Escompter – 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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