L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Introduction to the verb engrener
The English translation of the French verb engrener is “to mesh, to engage, to gear.” It is pronounced as “ahn-gruh-ney.”
The language origin of engrener can be traced back to the Old French word “engrenier,” which meant “to store in a granary.” Over time, it evolved to also mean “to engage, to connect, to interlock,” which is the most common usage in modern French.
In the L’infinitif Présent tense, engrener is most often used to describe the action of connecting or engaging things together. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
1) Nous devons engrener les différentes pièces pour assembler le meuble. (We need to connect the different pieces to assemble the furniture.)
2) Il faut bien engrener les roues pour que la voiture puisse avancer. (You have to mesh the gears well for the car to move forward.)
3) Je ne sais pas comment engrener cette machine, elle est trop complexe. (I don’t know how to engage this machine, it’s too complicated.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of engrener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | engrene | Je engrene le vélo. | I gear the bike. |
tu | engrènes | Tu engrènes le moteur. | You engage the engine. |
il | engrene | Il engrene la machine. | He gears the machine. |
elle | engrene | Elle engrene la voiture. | She gears the car. |
on | engrene | On engrene le processus. | We start the process. |
nous | engrénons | Nous engrénons les idées. | We gear the ideas. |
vous | engrénez | Vous engrénez les engrenages. | You gear the gears. |
ils | engrenent | Ils engrenent le projet. | They gear the project. |
elles | engrenent | Elles engrenent l’équipe. | They gear the team. |
Other Conjugations for Engrener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engrener (this article)
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Engrener – 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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