Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Introduction to the verb chevroter
The English translation of the French verb chevroter is “to stammer” or “to stutter.” It is pronounced as “shev-ro-tey.”
The verb chevroter comes from the Old French word “chevrot,” which means “goat.” This is because the sound a goat makes (“bêler”) is similar to a person who stammers or stutters. In everyday French, chevroter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si j’avais suivi des cours de théâtre, je ne chevroterais pas sur scène maintenant. (If I had taken acting classes, I wouldn’t be stuttering on stage now.)
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Je ne sais pas si je serai capable de parler en public sans chevroter. (I don’t know if I will be able to speak in public without stuttering.)
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Tu voudrais bien m’accompagner à l’entretien d’embauche? Je ne veux pas chevroter devant le recruteur seul. (Would you mind coming with me to the job interview? I don’t want to stutter in front of the recruiter all alone.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of chevroter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chevroterais | Je chevroterais dans la salle. | I would stutter in the room. |
tu | chevroterais | Tu chevroterais de peur. | You would stutter out of fear. |
il | chevroterait | Il chevroterait en public. | He would stutter in public. |
elle | chevroterait | Elle chevroterait en chantant. | She would stutter while singing. |
on | chevroterait | On chevroterait pendant la réunion. | One would stutter during the meeting. |
nous | chevroterions | Nous chevroterions de froid. | We would stutter from the cold. |
vous | chevroteriez | Vous chevroteriez de nervosité. | You would stutter out of nervousness. |
ils | chevroteraient | Ils chevroteraient en parlant. | They would stutter while talking. |
elles | chevroteraient | Elles chevroteraient en riant. | They would stutter while laughing. |
Other Conjugations for Chevroter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevroter
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Chevroter – 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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