Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Introduction to the verb calfater
The English translation of the French verb calfater is “to caulk.” It is pronounced as “kal-fa-tey.”
The word comes from the French word “cafalte” meaning “tar,” which originated from the Latin word “calvus” meaning “bald.” In everyday French, calfater is used in the Futur Proche tense to express a future action that is going to happen soon.
Examples:
- Je vais calfater les fenêtres avant la pluie. – I am going to caulk the windows before the rain.
- Est-ce que tu vas calfater le bateau avant la saison de navigation ? – Are you going to caulk the boat before the boating season?
- Ils vont calfater la toiture demain. – They are going to caulk the roof tomorrow.
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of calfater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais calfeutrer | Je vais calfeutrer la porte. | I am going to caulk the door. |
tu | vas calfeutrer | Tu vas calfeutrer les fenêtres. | You are going to caulk the windows. |
il | va calfeutrer | Il va calfeutrer les fissures. | He is going to caulk the cracks. |
elle | va calfeutrer | Elle va calfeutrer le toit. | She is going to caulk the roof. |
on | va calfeutrer | On va calfeutrer la maison. | We/One are going to caulk the house. |
nous | allons calfeutrer | Nous allons calfeutrer la salle de bain. | We are going to caulk the bathroom. |
vous | allez calfeutrer | Vous allez calfeutrer la baignoire. | You are going to caulk the bathtub. |
ils | vont calfeutrer | Ils vont calfeutrer le plancher. | They are going to caulk the floor. |
elles | vont calfeutrer | Elles vont calfeutrer les murs. | They are going to caulk the walls. |
Other Conjugations for Calfater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calfater
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Calfater – About the French Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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