Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Introduction to the verb caler
The English translation of the French verb “caler” is “to stall” or “to run out of gas.” The infinitive form of “caler” is pronounced as kah-leh.
The verb “caler” comes from the Old French word “cahaler”, which originally referred to the act of stopping a horse by pulling back on the reins. In everyday French, “caler” is commonly used to describe a vehicle’s engine stalling or running out of gas.
Examples:
- Mon moteur a calé en plein milieu de la route. (My engine stalled right in the middle of the road.)
- Ne t’inquiète pas si la voiture cale, ça arrive parfois. (Don’t worry if the car stalls, it happens sometimes.)
- J’ai calé devant la station-service, je suis tombé en panne sèche. (I ran out of gas in front of the gas station, I ran out of fuel.)
Caler – 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 caler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | cale | Je cale ma voiture. | I stall my car. |
tu | cales | Tu cales souvent. | You stall often. |
il | cale | Il cale le moteur. | He stalls the engine. |
elle | cale | Elle cale à chaque démarrage. | She stalls with every start. |
on | cale | On cale facilement sur cette côte. | One stalls easily on this hill. |
nous | calons | Nous calons la machine. | We stall the machine. |
vous | calez | Vous calez régulièrement. | You stall regularly. |
ils | calent | Ils calent le camion. | They stall the truck. |
elles | calent | Elles calent leur scooter. | They stall their scooter. |
Other Conjugations for Caler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caler (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caler
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