Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Introduction to the verb escamoter
The English translation of the French verb escamoter is “to conceal” or “to hide.” It is pronounced as “es-ka-mo-teh” in its infinitive form.
Escamoter comes from the Latin word “scamnum,” meaning “bench,” and the prefix “ex,” meaning “out.” In its original sense, escamoter referred to a magician making something disappear from a bench. Over time, its meaning evolved to refer to the act of hiding or concealing something.
In everyday French, escamoter is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was performed and completed in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- J’ai escamoté les clés. (I hid the keys.)
- Elle a escamoté de l’argent dans son sac. (She concealed money in her bag.)
- Nous avons escamoté le problème en le contournant. (We avoided the problem by skirting around it.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of escamoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai escamoté | J’ai escamoté mon portefeuille. | I hid my wallet. |
tu | as escamoté | Tu as escamoté ta baguette. | You hid your wand. |
il | a escamoté | Il a escamoté le tour de magie. | He hid the magic trick. |
elle | a escamoté | Elle a escamoté la preuve. | She hid the evidence. |
on | a escamoté | On a escamoté le sujet. | We hid the subject. |
nous | avons escamoté | Nous avons escamoté l’argent. | We hid the money. |
vous | avez escamoté | Vous avez escamoté les clés. | You hid the keys. |
ils | ont escamoté | Ils ont escamoté leurs intentions. | They hid their intentions. |
elles | ont escamoté | Elles ont escamoté leur présence. | They hid their presence. |
Other Conjugations for Escamoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escamoter
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Escamoter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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