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Conjugation of the French verb calculer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb calculer, along with their English translations.

calculer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
calculer	to calculate

Present		Scored
je calcule	I calculate
tu calcules	you calculate
il calcule	he calculates
elle calcule	she calculates
nous calculons	we calculate
vous calculez	you calculate
ils calculent	they calculate
elles calculent	they calculate

Imperfect		Scored
je calculais	I was calculating
tu calculais	you were calculating
il calculait	he was calculating
elle calculait	she was calculating
nous calculions	we were calculating
vous calculiez	you were calculating
ils calculaient	they were calculating
elles calculaient	they were calculating

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je calculai	I calculated
tu calculas	you calculated
il calcula	he calculated
elle calcula	she calculated
nous calculâmes	we calculated
vous calculâtes	you calculated
ils calculèrent	they calculated
elles calculèrent	they calculated

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai calculé	I have calculated
tu as calculé	you have calculated
il a calculé	he has calculated
elle a calculé	she has calculated
nous avons calculé	we have calculated
vous avez calculé	you have calculated
ils ont calculé	they have calculated
elles ont calculé	they have calculated

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais calculé	I had calculated
tu avais calculé	you had calculated
il avait calculé	he had calculated
elle avait calculé	she had calculated
nous avions calculé	we had calculated
vous aviez calculé	you had calculated
ils avaient calculé	they had calculated
elles avaient calculé	they had calculated

Future		Scored
je calculerai	I will calculate
tu calculeras	you will calculate
il calculera	he will calculate
elle calculera	she will calculate
nous calculerons	we will calculate
vous calculerez	you will calculate
ils calculeront	they will calculate
elles calculeront	they will calculate

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai calculé	I will have calculated
tu auras calculé	you will have calculated
il aura calculé	he will have calculated
elle aura calculé	she will have calculated
nous aurons calculé	we will have calculated
vous aurez calculé	you will have calculated
ils auront calculé	they will have calculated
elles auront calculé	they will have calculated

Conditional		Scored
je calculerais	I would calculate
tu calculerais	you would calculate
il calculerait	he would calculate
elle calculerait	she would calculate
nous calculerions	we would calculate
vous calculeriez	you would calculate
ils calculeraient	they would calculate
elles calculeraient	they would calculate

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais calculé	I would have calculated
tu aurais calculé	you would have calculated
il aurait calculé	he would have calculated
elle aurait calculé	she would have calculated
nous aurions calculé	we would have calculated
vous auriez calculé	you would have calculated
ils auraient calculé	they would have calculated
elles auraient calculé	they would have calculated

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je calcule	(... that) I calculate
(... que) tu calcules	(... that) you calculate
(... que) il calcule	(... that) he calculates
(... que) elle calcule	(... that) she calculates
(... que) nous calculions	(... that) we calculate
(... que) vous calculiez	(... that) you calculate
(... que) ils calculent	(... that) they calculate
(... que) elles calculent	(... that) they calculate

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je calculasse	(... that) I was calculating
(... que) tu calculasses	(... that) you were calculating
(... que) il calculât	(... that) he was calculating
(... que) elle calculât	(... that) she was calculating
(... que) nous calculassions	(... that) we were calculating
(... que) vous calculassiez	(... that) you were calculating
(... que) ils calculassent	(... that) they were calculating
(... que) elles calculassent	(... that) they were calculating

Imperative		Scored
calcule	Calculate
calculons	Let's calculate
calculez	Calculate

Present Participle		Scored
calculant	calculating

Past Participle		Scored
calculé	calculated

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