L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Introduction to the verb escarmoucher
The English translation of the French verb escarmoucher is “to skirmish” or “to engage in small battles”. It is pronounced “es-kar-moo-shay”.
The word escarmoucher comes from the Latin word “excarminare” which means “to separate from a group” or “to disperse”. It entered the French language in the 14th century and was often used to describe small-scale military tactics.
In everyday French, escarmoucher is used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to describe actions such as fighting, attacking, or engaging in small skirmishes. It is often used in the context of war or conflict, but can also be used in a more figurative sense to describe any kind of confrontation or dispute.
Here are three examples of escarmoucher used in the L’infinitif Présent tense:
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Les soldats se préparent à escarmoucher avec l’ennemi. (The soldiers are preparing to skirmish with the enemy.)
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Les gangs rivaux s’escarmouchent dans les rues de la ville. (The rival gangs are skirmishing in the streets of the city.)
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Malgré leurs différends, les deux pays ont décidé de ne pas escarmoucher. (Despite their differences, the two countries have decided not to engage in a skirmish.)
In all of these examples, escarmoucher is used to describe a physical or figurative confrontation between two opposing sides.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of escarmoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | escarmouche | Je n’escarmouche pas. | I don’t skirmish. |
tu | escarmouches | Tu n’escarmouches pas. | You don’t skirmish. |
il | escarmouche | Il escarmouche souvent. | He skirmishes often. |
elle | escarmouche | Elle aime escarmoucher. | She likes to skirmish. |
on | escarmouche | On va escarmoucher. | We’re going to skirmish. |
nous | escarmouchons | Nous escarmouchons hier. | We skirmished yesterday. |
vous | escarmouchez | Vous escarmouchez bien. | You skirmish well. |
ils | escarmouchent | Ils n’escarmouchent jamais. | They never skirmish. |
elles | escarmouchent | Elles vont escarmoucher. | They are going to skirmish. |
Other Conjugations for Escarmoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher (this article)
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Escarmoucher – 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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