Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Introduction to the verb calligraphier
The English translation of the French verb calligraphier is “to calligraph” or “to do calligraphy.” Its infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-lee-grah-fee-ay.”
Calligraphier comes from the Latin word “calligraphia” which means “beautiful writing.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and was originally used to describe decorative handwriting.
In everyday French, calligraphier is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. It is often used to express a desire or intention to do calligraphy.
Example 1: Si j’avais le temps, je calligraphierais tous mes cartes de remerciement. (If I had the time, I would calligraph all my thank-you notes.)
Example 2: J’aimerais beaucoup apprendre à calligraphier un jour. (I would love to learn calligraphy someday.)
Example 3: Peut-être que je calligraphierais les noms des invités sur les menus de mariage. (Perhaps I would calligraph the names of the guests on the wedding menus.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of calligraphier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | calligraphierais | Je calligraphierais un poème. | I would calligraphy a poem. |
tu | calligraphierais | Tu calligraphierais une lettre. | You would calligraphy a letter. |
il | calligraphierait | Il calligraphierait un document. | He would calligraphy a document. |
elle | calligraphierait | Elle calligraphierait ses notes. | She would calligraphy her notes. |
on | calligraphierait | On calligraphierait un certificat. | One would calligraphy a certificate. |
nous | calligraphierions | Nous calligraphierions des invitations. | We would calligraphy invitations. |
vous | calligraphieriez | Vous calligraphieriez des menus. | You would calligraphy menus. |
ils | calligraphieraient | Ils calligraphieraient des cartes. | They would calligraphy cards. |
elles | calligraphieraient | Elles calligraphieraient un tableau. | They would calligraphy a painting. |
Other Conjugations for Calligraphier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
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Calligraphier – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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