L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Introduction to the verb calculer
The English translation of the French verb calculer is “to calculate”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “kah-kew-lay”.
The word calculer comes from the Latin word “calculare” which means “to count, reckon, or compute”. In everyday French, the verb is most often used to refer to mathematical calculations or estimations. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to assess” or “to plan”.
Three simple examples of its usage in the L’infinitif Présent tense are:
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Je dois calculer mes dépenses avant de partir en vacances. (I have to calculate my expenses before going on vacation.)
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Elle passe beaucoup de temps à calculer ses notes pour obtenir une bonne moyenne. (She spends a lot of time calculating her grades to get a good average.)
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Nous devons calculer le budget pour notre projet avant de le présenter au comité. (We need to calculate the budget for our project before presenting it to the committee.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of calculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | calcule | Je calcule mes dépenses. | I calculate my expenses. |
tu | calcules | Tu calcules vite. | You calculate quickly. |
il | calcule | Il calcule la somme. | He calculates the sum. |
elle | calcule | Elle calcule les probabilités. | She calculates probabilities. |
on | calcule | On calcule les résultats. | We calculate the results. |
nous | calculons | Nous calculons nos impôts. | We calculate our taxes. |
vous | calculez | Vous calculez les pourcentages. | You calculate percentages. |
ils | calculent | Ils calculent les distances. | They calculate distances. |
elles | calculent | Elles calculent les surfaces. | They calculate surfaces. |
Other Conjugations for Calculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer (this article)
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Calculer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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