L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to stumble” or “to falter.” It is pronounced as “kal-teh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of calter can be traced back to the Old French word “caleter” which means “to stumble” or “to falter.” It comes from the Latin word “calcare” which means “to trample.” In everyday French, calter is often used in its infinitive form, l’infinitif présent, to express someone’s difficulty or hesitation in doing something or to describe a clumsy movement.
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Je n’aime pas calter quand je parle en public. (I don’t like stumbling when I speak in public.)
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Il a calté en montant les escaliers et est tombé sur le genou. (He stumbled while climbing the stairs and fell on his knee.)
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Nous devons être prudents pour ne pas calter sur les rochers glissants. (We have to be careful not to stumble on the slippery rocks.)
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I don’t like stumbling when I speak in public.
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He stumbled while climbing the stairs and fell on his knee.
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We have to be careful not to stumble on the slippery rocks.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of calter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cale | Je cale souvent. | I often struggle. |
tu | cales | Tu cales vite. | You struggle quickly. |
il | cale | Il cale toujours. | He always struggles. |
elle | cale | Elle cale beaucoup. | She struggles a lot. |
on | cale | On cale ensemble. | We struggle together. |
nous | calons | Nous calons toujours. | We always struggle. |
vous | calez | Vous calez rapidement. | You struggle quickly. |
ils | calent | Ils calent souvent. | They often struggle. |
elles | calent | Elles calent facilement. | They struggle easily. |
Other Conjugations for Calter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter (this article)
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Calter – 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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