L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Introduction to the verb espacer
The English translation of the French verb espacer is “to space out” or “to spread out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-spah-say.”
Espacer comes from the Latin word “spatium,” meaning “space.” It is most often used in everyday French in the present tense, l’infinitif présent, to express the action of creating or increasing space between objects.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aime espacer mes plantes pour qu’elles aient plus d’espace pour pousser. (I like to space out my plants so they have more room to grow.)
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Nous devons espacer les chaises pour respecter la distanciation sociale. (We need to space out the chairs to respect social distancing.)
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Tu devrais espacer tes rendez-vous pour avoir plus de temps libre. (You should space out your appointments to have more free time.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of espacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | espace | Je n’espace pas mes mots. | I don’t space out my words. |
tu | espaces | Tu espaces tout. | You space everything. |
il | espace | Il espace ses paragraphes. | He spaces out his paragraphs. |
elle | espace | Elle espace ses activités. | She spaces out her activities. |
on | espace | On espace nos rencontres. | We space out our meetings. |
nous | espacé | Nous avons espacé nos vacances. | We have spaced out our vacations. |
vous | espacez | Vous n’espacez pas vos réponses. | You don’t space out your responses. |
ils | espacent | Ils espacent leurs pauses. | They space out their breaks. |
elles | espacent | Elles espacent leurs visites. | They space out their visits. |
Other Conjugations for Espacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb espacer (this article)
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Espacer – 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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