Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Introduction to the verb photocopier
The English translation of the French verb photocopier is “to photocopy.” It is pronounced as “foh-to-koh-py-ay.”
The language origin of photocopier comes from the French word “photocopie,” which combines “photo” (from Greek “phōs,” meaning “light”) and “copie” (from Latin “copia,” meaning “copy”). In everyday French, the verb “photocopier” is most often used to describe the action of making a copy of a document or image using a photocopier machine.
Examples:
- Je dois photocopier ce document pour le partager avec mes collègues. (I need to photocopy this document to share it with my colleagues.)
- Peux-tu me photocopier cette photo de famille pour que je puisse l’envoyer à ma grand-mère ? (Can you photocopy this family photo for me so I can send it to my grandmother?)
- Il est interdit de photocopier des billets de banque. (It is illegal to photocopy money.)
Note: The French verb “photocopier” can also be used as a noun, “un photocopieur,” to refer to the photocopier machine itself.
Photocopier – 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 photocopier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | je photocopie | Je photocopie mes notes. | I photocopy my notes. |
Tu | tu photocopie | Tu photocopie tes devoirs. | You photocopy your homework. |
Il | il photocopie | Il photocopie les documents. | He photocopies the documents. |
Elle | elle photocopie | Elle photocopie ses photos. | She photocopies her photos. |
On | on photocopie | On photocopie les feuilles. | We photocopy the sheets. |
Nous | nous photocopions | Nous photocopions nos papiers. | We photocopy our papers. |
Vous | vous photocopiez | Vous photocopiez vos livres. | You photocopy your books. |
Ils | ils photocopient | Ils photocopient leurs notes. | They photocopy their notes. |
Elles | elles photocopient | Elles photocopient leurs contrats. | They photocopy their contracts. |
Other Conjugations for Photocopier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb photocopier
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