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FRENCH VERB

imprimer

to print

  • #252 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: imprimé
  • Present participle: imprimant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I print
  2. tu you print
  3. il, elle, on he/she prints
  4. nous we print
  5. vous you print
  6. ils, elles they print

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I printed
  2. tu you printed
  3. il, elle, on he/she printed
  4. nous we printed
  5. vous you printed
  6. ils, elles they printed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to print
  2. tu you used to print
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to print
  4. nous we used to print
  5. vous you used to print
  6. ils, elles they used to print

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will print
  2. tu you will print
  3. il, elle, on he/she will print
  4. nous we will print
  5. vous you will print
  6. ils, elles they will print

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would print
  2. tu you would print
  3. il, elle, on he/she would print
  4. nous we would print
  5. vous you would print
  6. ils, elles they would print

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I print
  2. tu (that) you print
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she print
  4. nous (that) we print
  5. vous (that) you print
  6. ils, elles (that) they print

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu print!
  2. nous print! (let’s)
  3. vous print! (plural, or formal)

How to use imprimer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    J'imprime les billets, au cas où.

    I'm printing the tickets, just in case.

  2. Past

    Tu as imprimé le contrat en deux exemplaires ?

    Did you print the contract in two copies?

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on imprimait toutes nos photos de vacances.

    We used to print all our holiday photos.

  4. Future

    J'imprimerai le plan ce soir au bureau.

    I'll print the map tonight at the office.

  5. Conditional

    Je l'imprimerais en couleur, c'est plus lisible.

    I'd print it in colour, it's easier to read.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que vous imprimiez ce formulaire et le signiez.

    You need to print this form and sign it.

  7. Imperative

    Imprime la recette, je n'ai pas mon téléphone.

    Print the recipe, I don't have my phone.

Good to know

  • Imprimer un document; une imprimante is a printer.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.