Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Introduction to the verb photographier
The English translation of the French verb photographier is “to take a photograph.” It is pronounced as “foh-toh-grah-fee-yay.”
The language origin of photographier is derived from the French word “photographie,” which comes from the Greek words “phos” (light) and “graphé” (writing). In everyday French, photographier is used to describe the action of taking a photograph or capturing an image with a camera.
Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je vais photographier la vue depuis la tour Eiffel. (I am going to take a photograph of the view from the Eiffel Tower.)
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Il adore photographier des paysages naturels. (He loves to take photographs of natural landscapes.)
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Nous avons passé toute la journée à photographier les monuments de la ville. (We spent the whole day taking photographs of the city’s monuments.)
Photographier – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of photographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | photographie | Je photographie souvent des paysages. | I often take pictures of landscapes. |
tu | photographies | Tu photographies tes amis à la fête. | You take pictures of your friends at the party. |
il | photographie | Il photographie des monuments célèbres. | He takes pictures of famous monuments. |
elle | photographie | Elle photographie des animaux sauvages. | She takes pictures of wild animals. |
on | photographie | On photographie les événements sportifs. | We take pictures of sports events. |
nous | photographions | Nous photographions nos vacances. | We take pictures of our vacations. |
vous | photographiez | Vous photographiez votre famille. | You take pictures of your family. |
ils | photographient | Ils photographient leur nourriture avant de manger. | They take pictures of their food before eating. |
elles | photographient | Elles photographient leurs enfants qui jouent. | They take pictures of their children playing. |
Other Conjugations for Photographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb photographier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photographier
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