will have been papering
Future perfect progressive conjugation of paper.
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paper
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (material)
a. le papier (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The printer needs paper.L’imprimante a besoin de papier.
2. (colloquial) (in place of "newspaper")
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. le journal (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
There was an interesting article in the sports section of the paper.Il y avait un article intéressant dans la rubrique sportive du journal.
a. l'article (M) (published)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
My French professor writes two or three papers a year.Mon professeur de français écrit deux ou trois articles par an.
b. la communication (F) (read at a conference)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The scientist is presenting a paper at next month's symposium.Cette scientifique fera une communication lors du colloque qui se tiendra le mois prochain.
a. le devoir (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Have you finished your paper for history class yet?Tu as déjà fini ton devoir d'histoire ?
a. l'épreuve (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
I failed my chemistry paper.J’ai raté mon épreuve de chimie.
a. le papier peint (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Sumayah wants the paper to match her sofa.Sumayah veut que le papier peint s'accorde avec son canapé.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
a. poser du papier peint dans
Samantha wants to paper the living room before the holidays.Samantha veut poser du papier peint dans le salon avant les fêtes.
b. tapisser
Wish me luck! We're papering the kitchen this weekend.Souhaite-moi bonne chance ! On va tapisser la cuisine ce week-end.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
a. sur le papier (adverb phrase)
It's a paper victory, but the reality is quite different.C'est une victoire sur le papier, mais la réalité est tout autre.
Conjugations
Indicative of "paper"
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