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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb encastrer

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The English translation of the French verb encastrer is “to insert” or “to fit in.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-kah-streh.”

Encastrer comes from the French word “castrer” which means “to castrate.” This is because the original meaning of encastrer was to fix or fit something tightly, as in the case of castration. However, over time, the meaning of encastrer has evolved to include the idea of inserting or fitting something into something else, without necessarily being tight or permanent.

In everyday French, encastrer is used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express an action that is ongoing or habitual. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:

  1. Je vais encastrer les poutres dans le mur. (I am going to insert the beams into the wall.)

  2. Il faut encastrer le puzzle correctement pour qu’il tienne. (You have to fit the puzzle pieces in correctly so that it stays together.)

  3. Nous aimons encastrer des billes dans le sable lorsque nous sommes à la plage. (We like to bury marbles in the sand when we are at the beach.)

English translations:

  1. I am going to insert the beams into the wall.

  2. You have to fit the puzzle pieces in correctly so that it stays together.

  3. We like to bury marbles in the sand when we are at the beach.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je encastre Je encastre les pièces. I assemble the pieces.
tu encastres Tu encastres facilement. You easily fit them together.
il encastre Il encastre le bois. He fits the wood together.
elle encastre Elle encastre les meubles. She fits the furniture together.
on encastre On encastre les puzzles. We fit the puzzles together.
nous encastreons Nous encastreons les étagères. We fit the shelves together.
vous encastrez Vous encastrez les carreaux. You fit the tiles together.
ils encastreront Ils encastreront les fenêtres. They will fit the windows together.
elles encastrent Elles encastrent les briques. They fit the bricks together.

Other Conjugations for Encastrer.

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

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encastrer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Encastrer – 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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