L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Introduction to the verb encrêper
The English translation of the French verb encrêper is “to crimp” or “to ruffle.” The infinitive form of encrêper is pronounced as [ahng-kreh-pay].
Encrêper comes from the French word “crêpe,” meaning “frizz,” and the prefix “en,” which is used to indicate a transformation or change. It is most often used in its reflexive form, s’encrêper, meaning “to become frizzy” or “to get ruffled.”
In everyday French, encrêper is most commonly used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about creating a textured or wavy effect, usually on hair or fabric.
Examples:
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Je vais m’encrêper les cheveux pour le mariage de ma sœur.
(I am going to crimp my hair for my sister’s wedding.) -
Elle aime s’encrêper les cheveux pour avoir plus de volume.
(She likes to crimp her hair to get more volume.) -
J’ai utilisé un fer à friser pour m’encrêper les cheveux.
(I used a curling iron to crimp my hair.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of encrêper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encrêpe | Je encrêpe mes cheveux. | I curl my hair. |
tu | encrêpes | Tu encrêpes ta crêpe. | You put your pancake. |
il | encrêpe | Il encrêpe bien la pâte. | He spreads the batter well. |
elle | encrêpe | Elle encrêpe ses cheveux. | She curls her hair. |
on | encrêpe | On encrêpe les galettes. | We make pancakes. |
nous | encrêpons | Nous encrêpons en famille. | We make pancakes as a family. |
vous | encrêpez | Vous encrêpez votre crêpe. | You put your pancake. |
ils | encrêpent | Ils encrêpent la poêle. | They curl the pan. |
elles | encrêpent | Elles encrêpent leurs cheveux. | They curl their hair. |
Other Conjugations for Encrêper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrêper (this article)
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Encrêper – 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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