L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Introduction to the verb escompter
The English translation of the French verb escompter is “to expect” or “to anticipate.” It is pronounced as “es-kompt-ay.”
Escompter comes from the Old French word “escompte,” which means “discount.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the idea of expecting or anticipating something, often with a sense of calculation or prediction.
Here are three simple examples of escompter in the infinitive present tense:
- Je m’attends à des difficultés dans ce projet. (I am expecting difficulties in this project.)
- Nous n’avons pas escompté une telle réaction de la part du public. (We did not anticipate such a reaction from the public.)
- Tu peux escompter sur moi pour t’aider. (You can count on me to help you.)
In each of these examples, escompter is used to express an expectation or anticipation of something happening or being true. It can also be used in a financial context to mean “to discount” or “to deduct.”
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of escompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | escompte | Je escompte un succès. | I am expecting success. |
tu | escomptes | Tu escomptes trop. | You expect too much. |
il | escompte | Il escompte un paiement. | He expects a payment. |
elle | escompte | Elle escompte une promotion. | She is expecting a promotion. |
on | escompte | On escompte une surprise. | We are expecting a surprise. |
nous | escomptons | Nous escomptons un changement. | We are expecting a change. |
vous | escomptez | Vous escomptez un retour. | You are expecting a return. |
ils | escomptent | Ils escomptent une baisse. | They are expecting a decrease. |
elles | escomptent | Elles escomptent des nouvelles. | They are expecting news. |
Other Conjugations for Escompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter (this article)
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Escompter – 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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