L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Introduction to the verb draper
The English translation of the French verb draper is “to drape.” It is pronounced as “dra-pay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of draper comes from the Old French word “draper,” meaning “to weave or dress in cloth.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense of the infinitive form.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je vais draper le tissu sur la table. (I am going to drape the fabric over the table.)
- Tu dois draper le drapeau sur le mât. (You must drape the flag over the mast.)
- Nous aimons draper nos rideaux en velours. (We like to drape our curtains in velvet.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of draper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | drape | Je drape le tissu. | I drape the fabric. |
tu | drapes | Tu drapes rapidement. | You drape quickly. |
il | drape | Il drape le costume. | He drapes the suit. |
elle | drape | Elle drape la robe. | She drapes the dress. |
on | drape | On drape les murs. | We drape the walls. |
nous | drapons | Nous drapons le rideau. | We drape the curtain. |
vous | drapez | Vous drapez la table. | You drape the table. |
ils | drapent | Ils drapent la statue. | They drape the statue. |
elles | drapent | Elles drapent le lit. | They drape the bed. |
Other Conjugations for Draper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb draper (this article)
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Draper – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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