L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Introduction to the verb dessiner
The English translation of the French verb dessiner is “to draw.” It is pronounced “deh-see-neh.”
Dessiner comes from the Latin word “designare,” meaning “to designate or mark out.” In everyday French, dessiner is most often used to describe the act of creating a picture or design by making lines and shapes on paper or other surfaces.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, dessiner is used to give commands or instructions. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Dessine un arbre. (Draw a tree.)
- Ne dessine pas sur les murs. (Don’t draw on the walls.)
- Dessinons ensemble. (Let’s draw together.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of dessiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dessine | Dessine-moi un portrait. | Draw me a portrait. |
tu | dessine | Dessine un paysage. | Draw a landscape. |
il | dessine | Il dessine très bien. | He draws very well. |
elle | dessine | Elle dessine depuis son enfance. | She has been drawing since childhood. |
on | dessine | On dessine ensemble. | We are drawing together. |
nous | dessinons | Dessinons une carte du monde. | Let’s draw a world map. |
vous | dessinez | Dessinez un croquis. | Sketch a drawing. |
ils | dessinent | Ils dessinent avec précision. | They draw with precision. |
elles | dessinent | Elles dessinent de belles œuvres. | They draw beautiful artworks. |
Other Conjugations for Dessiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
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Dessiner – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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