Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Introduction to the verb bâillonner
The English translation of the French verb bâillonner is “to gag”. It is pronounced as “bah-yo-nay”.
Bâillonner comes from the French noun “bâillon” meaning “gag”, which comes from the Old French word “baillon” meaning “bandage” or “strip of cloth”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a possible action or situation that is dependent on a condition.
Examples of bâillonner in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si tu parlais trop fort, je te bâillonnerais. (If you spoke too loudly, I would gag you.)
- Il faudrait bâillonner ce témoin pour qu’il ne parle pas à la presse. (We should gag this witness so he doesn’t talk to the press.)
- Si nous ne bâillonnerons pas les chiens, ils ne vont jamais se taire. (If we don’t gag the dogs, they will never stop barking.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bâillonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bâillonnerais | Je bâillonnerais mes ennemis. | I would gag my enemies. |
tu | bâillonnerais | Tu bâillonnerais ta parole. | You would silence your voice. |
il | bâillonnerait | Il bâillonnerait les manifestants. | He would muzzle the protesters. |
elle | bâillonnerait | Elle bâillonnerait ses critiques. | She would suppress her critiques. |
on | bâillonnerait | On bâillonnerait toute expression. | One would gag any expression. |
nous | bâillonnerions | Nous bâillonnerions les témoins. | We would silence the witnesses. |
vous | bâillonneriez | Vous bâillonneriez les journalistes. | You would muzzle the journalists. |
ils | bâillonneraient | Ils bâillonneraient nos voix. | They would gag our voices. |
elles | bâillonneraient | Elles bâillonneraient les opposants. | They would silence the opponents. |
Other Conjugations for Bâillonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâillonner
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Bâillonner – 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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