Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Introduction to the verb calligraphier
The English translation of the French verb “calligraphier” is “to calligraph.” The infinitive form “calligraphier” is pronounced as [ka-lee-gra-fee-yey].
The word “calligraphier” originates from the Greek words “kallos” meaning “beauty” and “graphein” meaning “to write.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the act of writing beautifully or practicing calligraphy.
Examples:
- Je vais calligraphier mes cartes de vœux cette année. (I am going to calligraph my greeting cards this year.)
- Elle a appris à calligraphier en suivant des cours en ligne. (She learned to calligraph by taking online courses.)
- Nous avons engagé un calligraphe professionnel pour calligraphier nos invitations de mariage. (We hired a professional calligrapher to calligraph our wedding invitations.)
Calligraphier – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of calligraphier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | calligraphie | Je calligraphie une lettre. | I am calligraphing a letter. |
Tu | calligraphies | Tu calligraphies un poème. | You are calligraphing a poem. |
Il | calligraphie | Il calligraphie des invitations. | He is calligraphing invitations. |
Elle | calligraphie | Elle calligraphie des cartes. | She is calligraphing cards. |
On | calligraphie | On calligraphie des mots. | One is calligraphing words. |
Nous | calligraphions | Nous calligraphions un livre. | We are calligraphing a book. |
Vous | calligraphiez | Vous calligraphiez un document. | You are calligraphing a document. |
Ils | calligraphient | Ils calligraphient des citations. | They are calligraphing quotes. |
Elles | calligraphient | Elles calligraphient des manuscrits. | They are calligraphing manuscripts. |
Other Conjugations for Calligraphier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calligraphier
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