L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Introduction to the verb escrimer
The English translation of the French verb escrimer is “to fence.” The infinitive form of escrimer is pronounced “es-kree-may.”
The language origin of escrimer can be traced back to the Latin word “excrimere,” meaning “to divide with a boundary.” It first appeared in French in the 13th century, originally referring to the act of using a sword or lance in combat. Over time, it evolved to specifically mean the practice of sword fighting as a sport.
In everyday French, escrimer is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to talk about the activity of fencing or the act of practicing this sport. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’aime beaucoup escrimer. (I really like fencing.)
- Mon frère s’entraîne tous les jours pour bien escrimer. (My brother trains every day to fence well.)
- Nous avons commencé à escrimer à l’âge de 10 ans. (We started fencing at the age of 10.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of escrimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | escrime | Je n’escrime plus. | I don’t fence anymore. |
tu | escrimes | Tu escrimes en compétition. | You fence in competitions. |
il | escrime | Il escrime depuis longtemps. | He has been fencing for a long time. |
elle | escrime | Elle escrime avec élégance. | She fences with elegance. |
on | escrime | On ne sait pas escrimer sans entraînement. | We can’t fence without training. |
nous | escrimons | Nous escrimons ensemble. | We fence together. |
vous | escrimez | Vous escrimez avec finesse. | You fence with finesse. |
ils | escriment | Ils escriment depuis l’enfance. | They have been fencing since childhood. |
elles | escriment | Elles escriment très bien. | They fence very well. |
Other Conjugations for Escrimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escrimer (this article)
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the escrimer L’infinitif Présent tense conjugation!
Escrimer – 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
Want More?
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb escrimer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!