Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Introduction to the verb batifoler
The English translation of the French verb batifoler is “to frolic” or “to romp”. The infinitive form is pronounced as /ba-tee-fo-lay/.
The origin of the word batifoler can be traced back to the Old French word “batifol”, which means “to amuse oneself”. It is derived from the words “batir”, meaning “to play” and “fol”, meaning “foolish”.
In everyday French, batifoler is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the future. It is commonly used in a playful or lighthearted manner.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si on avait plus de temps, on batifolerait dans le parc. (If we had more time, we would frolic in the park.)
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Je lui demanderais de m’accompagner, mais il n’aime pas batifoler en public. (I would ask him to come with me, but he doesn’t like to frolic in public.)
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Si tu venais avec nous, on pourrait batifoler toute la journée. (If you came with us, we could frolic all day long.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of batifoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | batifolerais | Je batifolerais dans un champ. | I would frolic in a field. |
tu | batifolerais | Tu batifolerais avec les papillons. | You would frolic with the butterflies. |
il | batifolerait | Il batifolerait avec les enfants. | He would frolic with the children. |
elle | batifolerait | Elle batifolerait sur la plage. | She would frolic on the beach. |
on | batifolerait | On batifolerait dans le parc. | One would frolic in the park. |
nous | batifolerions | Nous batifolerions toute la journée. | We would frolic all day. |
vous | batifoleriez | Vous batifoleriez sous les étoiles. | You would frolic under the stars. |
ils | batifoleraient | Ils batifoleraient dans les bois. | They would frolic in the woods. |
elles | batifoleraient | Elles batifoleraient dans les fleurs. | They would frolic in the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Batifoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
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Batifoler – 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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