L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Introduction to the verb figurer
The English translation of the French verb figurer is “to figure”. It is pronounced as “fee-guh-ray” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word figurer can be traced back to the Latin word “figurare”, which means “to shape” or “to form”. In everyday French, figurer is most often used in the L’impératif Présent (imperative present) tense, which is used to give commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of how figurer is used in the imperative present tense, with their respective English translations:
- Figurer-toi bien avant de prendre une décision. (Figure well before making a decision.)
- N’oublie pas de figurer le coût total dans tes calculs. (Don’t forget to include the total cost in your calculations.)
- Figurons que tu réussisses, quel serait ton prochain objectif ? (Let’s say you succeed, what would be your next goal?)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of figurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | figure | Figure-toi, il a gagné un prix. | Believe it or not, he won a prize. |
tu | figure | Figure-toi, je te l’ai dit hier. | Imagine, I told you yesterday. |
il | figure | Figure-toi, il ne me parle plus. | Believe it or not, he no longer talks to me. |
elle | figure | Figure-toi, elle est en retard. | Believe it or not, she is late. |
on | figure | Figure-toi, on aura du temps. | Imagine, we will have time. |
nous | figurons | Figurons-nous la fin du film. | Let’s imagine the end of the movie. |
vous | figurez | Figurez-vous, vous avez gagné. | Imagine, you won. |
ils | figurent | Figurent-toi, ils sont en vacances. | Believe it or not, they are on vacation. |
elles | figurent | Figurent-toi, elles sont jumelles. | Believe it or not, they are twins. |
Other Conjugations for Figurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figurer
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Figurer – 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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