L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb créosoter

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The English translation of the French verb créosoter is “to creosote.” It is pronounced as “kreh-o-soh-teh” in its infinitive form.

The word “créosoter” comes from the French word “créosote,” which is a type of tar made from distilled wood. In French, the verb is most often used to refer to the process of treating wood with this tar in order to protect it from weather and insects. However, it can also be used more broadly to refer to any type of wood treatment or preservation.

Here are three examples of how “créosoter” is used in everyday French in the infinitive present tense:

  1. Nous devons créosoter les poteaux en bois pour qu’ils résistent à l’humidité. (We must creosote the wooden poles so that they can withstand the humidity.)

  2. Les fermiers utilisent souvent la créosote pour protéger leurs clôtures en bois. (Farmers often use creosote to protect their wooden fences.)

  3. Il est important de créosoter les poutres en bois de la maison pour éviter la pourriture. (It is important to creosote the wooden beams of the house to prevent rotting.)

English translations:

  1. We must creosote the wooden poles so that they can withstand the humidity.
  2. Farmers often use creosote to protect their wooden fences.
  3. It is important to creosote the wooden beams of the house to prevent rotting.

Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of créosoter

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je créosote Je créosote le bois. I treat the wood with creosote.
tu créosotes Tu créosotes la terrasse. You treat the deck with creosote.
il créosote Il créosote le poteau. He treats the post with creosote.
elle créosote Elle créosote la clôture. She treats the fence with creosote.
on créosote On créosote les piquets. We treat the stakes with creosote.
nous créosotons Nous créosotons le chalet. We treat the cabin with creosote.
vous créosotez Vous créosotez les barrières. You treat the barriers with creosote.
ils créosotent Ils créosotent la charpente. They treat the frame with creosote.
elles créosotent Elles créosotent les poutres. They treat the beams with creosote.

Other Conjugations for Créosoter.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter 

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter 

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter 

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter 

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter 

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter 

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb créosoter  (this article)

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Créosoter – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense

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The French “l’infinitif présent” (Infinitive Present) tense is not a true verb tense in the same way that the present, past, or future tenses are. Instead, it’s the base form of a verb, and it has several important uses and interactions with other tenses.

Forming the Infinitive Present

To form the infinitive present of a verb, you typically take the unconjugated form of the verb (the form you’d find in a French dictionary) and remove the ending. For regular verbs, you remove the -er, -ir, or -re ending, and you’re left with the infinitive. For example:
   – Parler (to speak)
   – Finir (to finish)
   – Vendre (to sell)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

As a Verb’s Dictionary Form

The most common use of the infinitive present is to represent a verb in its base form. It’s the form you would find in a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

After Modal Verbs

When you use modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (must), the verb that follows is in its infinitive form. For example:
     – Je veux manger. (I want to eat.)
     – Il peut parler français. (He can speak French.)

As an Imperative

In informal commands, the infinitive is often used. For example:
     – Ferme la porte. (Close the door.)

In Infinitive Clauses

In complex sentences, especially after certain conjunctions, the infinitive is used to express actions that are separate from the main verb. For example:
     – J’ai besoin de manger avant de partir. (I need to eat before leaving.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Tense

The infinitive present can be used with the present tense to express ongoing actions or habitual actions. For example:
     – J’aime manger des croissants. (I like eating croissants.)

Future Tense

When combined with the future tense of “aller,” the infinitive present can express future actions. For example:
     – Je vais manger au restaurant demain. (I am going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.)

Conditional Tense

The infinitive present is often used with the conditional to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical situation. For example:

     – Il mangerait s’il avait faim. (He would eat if he were hungry.)

Passé Composé

When forming compound tenses like “passé composé,” the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) is conjugated, and the main verb remains in its infinitive form. For example:
     – J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
     – Elle est partie. (She left.)

Imperfect Tense

The infinitive present can be combined with the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. For example:
     – Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais jouer. (When I was a child, I liked to play.)

Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

In some complex sentences, the infinitive can be used with the subjunctive and conditional moods, especially when expressing uncertainty, possibility, or doubt.

Summary

The infinitive present in French serves as the base form of a verb and is used in various contexts, including after modal verbs, in imperative commands, in infinitive clauses, and in combination with other tenses to convey a wide range of meanings and actions. Its flexibility makes it a fundamental part of French grammar.

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