Key facts

Imprimer

To print

C1Regular
Stem
imprim
Past participle
imprimé

Examples

J'imprime le mail.

I print the email.

Il n'imprime pas le texte.

He doesn't print the text.

Nous imprimions le livre.

We were printing the book.

Nous avons imprimé le plan.

We printed the map.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'imprime
Iprint
Tuimprimes
Youprint
Ilimprime
Heprints
Nousimprimons
Weprint
Vousimprimez
Youprint
Ilsimpriment
Theyprint

Futur proche

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

Jevais imprimer
Iam going to print
Tuvas imprimer
Youare going to print
Ilva imprimer
Heis going to print
Nousallons imprimer
Weare going to print
Vousallez imprimer
Youare going to print
Ilsvont imprimer
Theyare going to print

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'imprimer
Ihave just printed
Tuviens d'imprimer
Youhave just printed
Ilvient d'imprimer
Hehas just printed
Nousvenons d'imprimer
Wehave just printed
Vousvenez d'imprimer
Youhave just printed
Ilsviennent d'imprimer
Theyhave just printed

Passé composé

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

J'ai imprimé
Ihave printed
Tuas imprimé
Youhave printed
Ila imprimé
Hehas printed
Nousavons imprimé
Wehave printed
Vousavez imprimé
Youhave printed
Ilsont imprimé
Theyhave printed

Conditionnel présent

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

J'imprimerais
Iwould print
Tuimprimerais
Youwould print
Ilimprimerait
Hewould print
Nousimprimerions
Wewould print
Vousimprimeriez
Youwould print
Ilsimprimeraient
Theywould print

Futur simple

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

J'imprimerai
Iwill print
Tuimprimeras
Youwill print
Ilimprimera
Hewill print
Nousimprimerons
Wewill print
Vousimprimerez
Youwill print
Ilsimprimeront
Theywill print

Imparfait

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

J'imprimais
Iwas printing
Tuimprimais
Youwere printing
Ilimprimait
Hewas printing
Nousimprimions
Were printing
Vousimprimiez
Youwere printing
Ilsimprimaient
Theywere printing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)imprime
Youprint
(Nous)imprimons
Weprint
(Vous)imprimez
Youprint

Participe présent

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

imprimant
printing

Gérondif présent

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

en imprimant
printing

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