L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Introduction to the verb calandrer
The English translation of the French verb calandrer is “to calender” or “to roll with a calender”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-lah(n)-dray”.
The word “calandrer” comes from the Latin word “calendae”, which referred to the first day of the month where people would gather to take care of administrative tasks. In French, it evolved to mean the process of flattening and smoothing fabric with a calender machine.
In everyday French, calandrer is most often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative mood used for giving commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of calandrer in L’impératif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Calandre le tissu avant de le couper. (Calender the fabric before cutting it.)
- Ne calandre pas trop fort, tu pourrais abîmer le tissu. (Don’t calender too hard, you could damage the fabric.)
- Calandrez cette partie pour qu’elle soit plus lisse. (Calender this part to make it smoother.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of calandrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | caleandre | Caleandre les feuilles mortes. | Roll the dead leaves. |
tu | caleandre | Caleandre le tissu. | Roll the fabric. |
il | calandre | Calandre le fil. | Roll the thread. |
elle | calandre | Calandre la pâte. | Roll the dough. |
on | calandrons | Calandrons ensemble. | Let’s roll together. |
nous | calandrez | Calandrez le tapis. | Roll the carpet. |
vous | calandez | Calandez la voiture. | Roll the car. |
ils | calandrent | Calandrent la pelouse. | Roll the lawn. |
elles | calandrent | Calandrent les cheveux. | Roll the hair. |
Other Conjugations for Calandrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calandrer
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Calandrer – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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