L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Introduction to the verb encrer
The English translation of the French verb encrer is “to ink”. It is pronounced as “ahn-kreh” in its infinitive form.
The word encrer comes from the French noun “encre” meaning “ink”, which ultimately derives from the Latin word “encaustum”. In everyday French, encrer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent (present infinitive) tense to describe the action of applying ink to a surface.
Example 1:
Je dois encore encrer les dessins avant de les envoyer à l’imprimeur.
English translation: I still have to ink the drawings before sending them to the printer.
Example 2:
Nous allons encrer les lettres en rouge pour les faire ressortir.
English translation: We are going to ink the letters in red to make them stand out.
Example 3:
Elles n’ont pas l’habitude d’encrer leurs dessins au stylo plume.
English translation: They are not used to inking their drawings with a fountain pen.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of encrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encre | Je encre mon dessin. | I ink my drawing. |
tu | encres | Tu encres ta signature. | You ink your signature. |
il | encre | Il encre le document. | He inks the document. |
elle | encre | Elle encre son livre. | She inks her book. |
on | encre | On encre le journal. | We ink the newspaper. |
nous | encrons | Nous encrons le tableau. | We ink the painting. |
vous | encrez | Vous encrez les papiers. | You ink the papers. |
ils | encrent | Ils encrent les lettres. | They ink the letters. |
elles | encrent | Elles encrent leurs cartes. | They ink their cards. |
Other Conjugations for Encrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer (this article)
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Encrer – 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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