Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Introduction to the verb calquer
The English translation of the French verb calquer is “to copy” or “to trace”. It is pronounced as “kal-kay”.
The word “calquer” comes from the Latin word “calcare”, meaning “to trample” or “to walk on”. It first appeared in French in the 16th century and was used to describe the act of tracing or copying a design or image.
In everyday French, calquer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a completed action in the past. It is often followed by the preposition “sur” to indicate what was copied or traced.
Here are three simple examples of calquer used in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai calqué le dessin sur une feuille de papier. (I copied/traced the drawing on a sheet of paper.)
- Tu as calqué tes réponses sur les miennes. (You copied/traced your answers on mine.)
- Il a calqué son style de danse sur celui de Michael Jackson. (He copied/traced his dance style on Michael Jackson’s.)
In these examples, calquer is used to indicate the act of copying or tracing something, whether it be a drawing, answers, or a dance style. It can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to imitate” or “to mimic”.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of calquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai calqué | J’ai calqué le dessin. | I traced the drawing. |
tu | as calqué | Tu as calqué tes mouvements. | You copied your movements. |
il | a calqué | Il a calqué son idée sur la mienne. | He modeled his idea after mine. |
elle | a calqué | Elle a calqué son style sur le mien. | She copied her style after mine. |
on | a calqué | On a calqué le plan sur le modèle. | We based the plan on the model. |
nous | avons calqué | Nous avons calqué notre stratégie sur la leur. | We modeled our strategy after theirs. |
vous | avez calqué | Vous avez calqué vos actions sur les leurs. | You copied your actions after theirs. |
ils | ont calqué | Ils ont calqué leur comportement sur celui des autres. | They copied their behavior after that of others. |
elles | ont calqué | Elles ont calqué leur discours sur le nôtre. | They modeled their speech after ours. |
Other Conjugations for Calquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calquer
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Calquer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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