Key facts

Sculpter

To sculpt · to sculpt/to carve/to shape

B1Regular
Stem
sculpt
Past participle
sculpté

Examples

Je sculpte le bois.

I carve the wood.

Il ne sculpte pas le fer.

He doesn't carve iron.

Nous sculptions la pierre.

We were sculpting stone.

Nous avons sculpté un oiseau.

We sculpted a bird.

Présent

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

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Jesculpte
Isculpt
Tusculptes
Yousculpt
Ilsculpte
Hesculpts
Noussculptons
Wesculpt
Voussculptez
Yousculpt
Ilssculptent
Theysculpt

Futur proche

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

Jevais sculpter
Iam going to sculpt
Tuvas sculpter
Youare going to sculpt
Ilva sculpter
Heis going to sculpt
Nousallons sculpter
Weare going to sculpt
Vousallez sculpter
Youare going to sculpt
Ilsvont sculpter
Theyare going to sculpt

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de sculpter
Ihave just sculpted
Tuviens de sculpter
Youhave just sculpted
Ilvient de sculpter
Hehas just sculpted
Nousvenons de sculpter
Wehave just sculpted
Vousvenez de sculpter
Youhave just sculpted
Ilsviennent de sculpter
Theyhave just sculpted

Passé composé

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

J'ai sculpté
Ihave sculpted
Tuas sculpté
Youhave sculpted
Ila sculpté
Hehas sculpted
Nousavons sculpté
Wehave sculpted
Vousavez sculpté
Youhave sculpted
Ilsont sculpté
Theyhave sculpted

Conditionnel présent

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

Jesculpterais
Iwould sculpt
Tusculpterais
Youwould sculpt
Ilsculpterait
Hewould sculpt
Noussculpterions
Wewould sculpt
Voussculpteriez
Youwould sculpt
Ilssculpteraient
Theywould sculpt

Futur simple

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

Jesculpterai
Iwill sculpt
Tusculpteras
Youwill sculpt
Ilsculptera
Hewill sculpt
Noussculpterons
Wewill sculpt
Voussculpterez
Youwill sculpt
Ilssculpteront
Theywill sculpt

Imparfait

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

Jesculptais
Iwas sculpting
Tusculptais
Youwere sculpting
Ilsculptait
Hewas sculpting
Noussculptions
Were sculpting
Voussculptiez
Youwere sculpting
Ilssculptaient
Theywere sculpting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)sculpte
Yousculpt
(Nous)sculptons
Wesculpt
(Vous)sculptez
Yousculpt

Participe présent

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

sculptant
sculpting

Gérondif présent

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

en sculptant
sculpting

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