L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Introduction to the verb escroquer
The English translation of the French verb escroquer is “to swindle” or “to scam.” The infinitive form of escroquer is pronounced as “es-kro-kay.”
The word escroquer comes from the Old French word “escroquier,” meaning to cut or scrape. It evolved to mean “to deceive” or “to cheat” in the 17th century.
In everyday French, escroquer is most often used in the l’infinitif présent tense to express a general or ongoing action.
- Je déteste les personnes qui essaient d’escroquer les autres. (I hate people who try to swindle others.)
- Il est facile d’escroquer les touristes lorsqu’ils ne connaissent pas bien la ville. (It’s easy to scam tourists when they are not familiar with the city.)
- Nous ne tolérons pas les pratiques qui visent à escroquer les consommateurs. (We do not tolerate practices that aim to defraud consumers.)
English translations:
- I hate people who try to swindle others.
- It’s easy to scam tourists when they are not familiar with the city.
- We do not tolerate practices that aim to defraud consumers.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of escroquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | escroque | Je escroque des gens. | I scam people. |
tu | escroques | Tu escroques souvent. | You scam often. |
il | escroque | Il escroque ses clients. | He scams his clients. |
elle | escroque | Elle escroque pour vivre. | She scams to live. |
on | escroque | On escroque les touristes. | We scam tourists. |
nous | escroquons | Nous escroquons les fraudeurs. | We scam fraudsters. |
vous | escroquez | Vous escroquez l’argent des gens. | You scam people’s money. |
ils | escroquent | Ils escroquent les entreprises. | They scam companies. |
elles | escroquent | Elles escroquent les personnes âgées. | They scam elderly people. |
Other Conjugations for Escroquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer (this article)
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Escroquer – 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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