L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Introduction to the verb colmater
The English translation of the French verb colmater is “to seal” or “to plug.” The infinitive form, colmater, is pronounced “col-mah-tay.”
The word colmater comes from the Latin word “caulimare,” meaning “to stop up,” and has been used in French since the 16th century. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is used to give commands or orders.
Here are three simple examples of colmater in the L’impératif Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Colmatez les fuites d’eau. (Seal the water leaks.)
- Colmate ce trou avec du ciment. (Plug this hole with cement.)
- Colmatez toutes les fissures avant de peindre. (Seal all the cracks before painting.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of colmater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colmate | Colmate bien les fissures. | Seal the cracks well. |
tu | colmates | Colmates les bords avec du ruban adhésif. | Patch the edges with tape. |
il | colmate | Il colmate la fuite. | He seals the leak. |
elle | colmate | Elle colmate le trou avec de la pâte. | She patches the hole with putty. |
on | colmate | On colmate la fissure avec du ciment. | We fill the crack with cement. |
nous | colmatons | Colmatons les brèches dans la toiture. | Let’s fix the holes in the roof. |
vous | colmatez | Colmatez les fuites d’eau. | Fix the water leaks. |
ils | colmatent | Ils colmatent les fissures ensemble. | They seal the cracks together. |
elles | colmatent | Elles colmatent les trous avec du tissu. | They patch the holes with fabric. |
Other Conjugations for Colmater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
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Colmater – 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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