Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Introduction to the verb timbrer
The English translation of the French verb timbrer is “to stamp” or “to frank.” It is pronounced as “tam-bray.”
The language origin of timbrer can be traced back to the Latin word “tympanum,” meaning “drum.” In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the act of affixing a stamp or postage mark on a letter or package.
Here are three simple examples of its usage with their respective English translations:
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Je dois timbrer cette lettre avant de la poster. (I have to stamp this letter before sending it.)
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Vous devez acheter des timbres pour envoyer vos cartes de vœux. (You need to buy stamps to send your greeting cards.)
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Nous avons oublié de timbrer notre colis et il est revenu à l’expéditeur. (We forgot to frank our package and it got returned to the sender.)
Timbrer – 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 timbrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | Je timbre | Je timbre une lettre. | I stamp a letter. |
Tu | Tu timbres | Tu timbres l’enveloppe. | You stamp the envelope. |
Il | Il timbre | Il timbre le paquet. | He stamps the package. |
Elle | Elle timbre | Elle timbre sa carte postale. | She stamps her postcard. |
On | On timbre | On timbre nos cartes d’anniversaire. | We stamp our birthday cards. |
Nous | Nous timbrons | Nous timbrons les invitations. | We stamp the invitations. |
Vous | Vous timbrez | Vous timbrez les factures. | You stamp the invoices. |
Ils | Ils timbrent | Ils timbrent les colis. | They stamp the packages. |
Elles | Elles timbrent | Elles timbrent leurs lettres. | They stamp their letters. |
Other Conjugations for Timbrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb timbrer
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