Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Introduction to the verb dessiner
The English translation of the French verb “dessiner” is “to draw.” The pronunciation of the infinitive form “dessiner” is /de.si.ne/.
Dessiner originates from the Latin word “designare,” meaning “to mark out” or “to designate.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to refer to the act of creating images or illustrations.
Examples:
- Je dessine un paysage. (I am drawing a landscape.)
- Elle aime dessiner des portraits. (She enjoys drawing portraits.)
- Nous avons dessiné un arbre. (We drew a tree.)
Dessiner – 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 dessiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | dessine | Je dessine un portrait. | I draw a portrait. |
tu | dessines | Tu dessines un paysage. | You draw a landscape. |
il | dessine | Il dessine un animal. | He draws an animal. |
elle | dessine | Elle dessine une fleur. | She draws a flower. |
on | dessine | On dessine une maison. | One draws a house. |
nous | dessinons | Nous dessinons un arbre. | We draw a tree. |
vous | dessinez | Vous dessinez une voiture. | You draw a car. |
ils | dessinent | Ils dessinent une montagne. | They draw a mountain. |
elles | dessinent | Elles dessinent un soleil. | They draw a sun. |
Other Conjugations for Dessiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
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