Key facts

Plâtrer

To plaster · to plaster/to put in a cast

C1Regular
Stem
plâtr
Past participle
plâtré

Examples

Je plâtre le mur.

I plaster the wall.

Il ne plâtre pas le sol.

He doesn't plaster the floor.

Nous plâtrions tout.

We were plastering everything.

Nous avons plâtré le sac.

We plastered the bag.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jeplâtre
Iplaster
Tuplâtres
Youplaster
Ilplâtre
Heplasters
Nousplâtrons
Weplaster
Vousplâtrez
Youplaster
Ilsplâtrent
Theyplaster

Futur proche

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

Jevais plâtrer
Iam going to plaster
Tuvas plâtrer
Youare going to plaster
Ilva plâtrer
Heis going to plaster
Nousallons plâtrer
Weare going to plaster
Vousallez plâtrer
Youare going to plaster
Ilsvont plâtrer
Theyare going to plaster

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de plâtrer
Ihave just plastered
Tuviens de plâtrer
Youhave just plastered
Ilvient de plâtrer
Hehas just plastered
Nousvenons de plâtrer
Wehave just plastered
Vousvenez de plâtrer
Youhave just plastered
Ilsviennent de plâtrer
Theyhave just plastered

Passé composé

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

J'ai plâtré
Ihave plastered
Tuas plâtré
Youhave plastered
Ila plâtré
Hehas plastered
Nousavons plâtré
Wehave plastered
Vousavez plâtré
Youhave plastered
Ilsont plâtré
Theyhave plastered

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeplâtrerais
Iwould plaster
Tuplâtrerais
Youwould plaster
Ilplâtrerait
Hewould plaster
Nousplâtrerions
Wewould plaster
Vousplâtreriez
Youwould plaster
Ilsplâtreraient
Theywould plaster

Futur simple

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

Jeplâtrerai
Iwill plaster
Tuplâtreras
Youwill plaster
Ilplâtrera
Hewill plaster
Nousplâtrerons
Wewill plaster
Vousplâtrerez
Youwill plaster
Ilsplâtreront
Theywill plaster

Imparfait

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

Jeplâtrais
Iwas plastering
Tuplâtrais
Youwere plastering
Ilplâtrait
Hewas plastering
Nousplâtrions
Were plastering
Vousplâtriez
Youwere plastering
Ilsplâtraient
Theywere plastering

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)plâtre
Youplaster
(Nous)plâtrons
Weplaster
(Vous)plâtrez
Youplaster

Participe présent

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

plâtrant
plastering

Gérondif présent

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

en plâtrant
plastering

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