Key facts

Calmer

To calm · to calm down

B2Regular
Stem
calm
Past participle
calmé

Examples

Je calme le bébé.

I calm the baby.

Il ne calme pas son chien.

He doesn't calm his dog.

Nous calmions Marie.

We were calming Marie.

Nous avons calmé le bruit.

We calmed the noise.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jecalme
Icalm
Tucalmes
Youcalm
Ilcalme
Hecalms
Nouscalmons
Wecalm
Vouscalmez
Youcalm
Ilscalment
Theycalm

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais calmer
Iam going to calm
Tuvas calmer
Youare going to calm
Ilva calmer
Heis going to calm
Nousallons calmer
Weare going to calm
Vousallez calmer
Youare going to calm
Ilsvont calmer
Theyare going to calm

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de calmer
Ihave just calmed
Tuviens de calmer
Youhave just calmed
Ilvient de calmer
Hehas just calmed
Nousvenons de calmer
Wehave just calmed
Vousvenez de calmer
Youhave just calmed
Ilsviennent de calmer
Theyhave just calmed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai calmé
Ihave calmed
Tuas calmé
Youhave calmed
Ila calmé
Hehas calmed
Nousavons calmé
Wehave calmed
Vousavez calmé
Youhave calmed
Ilsont calmé
Theyhave calmed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jecalmerais
Iwould calm
Tucalmerais
Youwould calm
Ilcalmerait
Hewould calm
Nouscalmerions
Wewould calm
Vouscalmeriez
Youwould calm
Ilscalmeraient
Theywould calm

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jecalmerai
Iwill calm
Tucalmeras
Youwill calm
Ilcalmera
Hewill calm
Nouscalmerons
Wewill calm
Vouscalmerez
Youwill calm
Ilscalmeront
Theywill calm

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jecalmais
Iwas calming
Tucalmais
Youwere calming
Ilcalmait
Hewas calming
Nouscalmions
Were calming
Vouscalmiez
Youwere calming
Ilscalmaient
Theywere calming

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)calme
Youcalm
(Nous)calmons
Wecalm
(Vous)calmez
Youcalm

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

calmant
calming

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en calmant
calming

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