L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Introduction to the verb filmer
The English translation of the French verb filmer is “to film” or “to record.” The infinitive form of filmer is pronounced “fee-lm-ay.”
Filmer comes from the French word “film,” which is derived from the Latin word “pellicula,” meaning “thin skin” or “membrane.” The word “film” was originally used to refer to a thin layer of liquid or a thin sheet of material, but it came to be associated with motion pictures in the late 19th century.
In everyday French, filmer is most often used in the present tense to describe the action of recording or filming something. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Je filme mon chat en train de jouer. (I am filming my cat playing.)
- Tu filmes tes vacances pour les montrer à tes amis. (You are recording your vacation to show to your friends.)
- Ils filment le concert avec leur téléphone portable. (They are filming the concert with their cell phone.)
In these examples, filmer is used to describe ongoing actions in the present moment. It is commonly used in the context of videography, but can also refer to recording with other devices such as a phone or camera.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of filmer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | filme | Je filme ma famille. | I film my family. |
tu | filmes | Tu filmes une vidéo. | You film a video. |
il | filme | Il filme un documentaire. | He films a documentary. |
elle | filme | Elle filme ses amis. | She films her friends. |
on | filme | On filme un concert. | We film a concert. |
nous | filmons | Nous filmons un court-métrage. | We film a short film. |
vous | filmez | Vous filmez en HD. | You film in HD. |
ils | filment | Ils filment un paysage. | They film a landscape. |
elles | filment | Elles filment un coucher de soleil. | They film a sunset. |
Other Conjugations for Filmer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb filmer (this article)
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Filmer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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