Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Introduction to the verb adopter
The English translation of the French verb adopter is “to adopt.” The infinitive form, adopter, is pronounced as ah-dop-teh.
The language origin of adopter can be traced back to the Latin word “adoptare,” which means “to choose as one’s own.” In French, it is commonly used to refer to the legal process of adopting a child, but it can also have a broader meaning of taking on or accepting something.
In everyday French, adopter is most often used in its Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or event in the present. This tense is formed by adding the conditional endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of adopter in the Conditionnel Présent tense and their English translations:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, j’adopterais un chien.
(If I had more time, I would adopt a dog.) -
Nous adopterions une alimentation plus saine si nous avions plus d’argent.
(We would adopt a healthier diet if we had more money.) -
Vous adopteriez une approche différente si vous aviez plus d’expérience.
(You would adopt a different approach if you had more experience.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of adopter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | adopterais | Je adopterais un chien. | I would adopt a dog. |
tu | adopterais | Tu adopterais un chat. | You would adopt a cat. |
il | adopterait | Il adopterait un enfant. | He would adopt a child. |
elle | adopterait | Elle adopterait un bébé. | She would adopt a baby. |
on | adopterait | On adopterait des animaux sauvages. | One would adopt wild animals. |
nous | adopterions | Nous adopterions une cause. | We would adopt a cause. |
vous | adopteriez | Vous adopteriez un orphelin. | You would adopt an orphan. |
ils | adopteraient | Ils adopteraient un style de vie différent. | They would adopt a different lifestyle. |
elles | adopteraient | Elles adopteraient un régime alimentaire strict. | They would adopt a strict diet. |
Other Conjugations for Adopter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
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Adopter – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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