Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Introduction to the verb confiner
The English translation of the French verb confiner is “to confine” or “to limit.” It is pronounced as “koh(n)-fee-nay.”
The verb confiner originated from the Latin word “confinare,” meaning “to enclose.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’étais malade, je me confinerais à la maison. (If I were sick, I would confine myself to the house.)
- Vous devriez le confiner à un espace plus restreint. (You should confine him to a more restricted area.)
- Mes parents me puniraient en me confinant dans ma chambre toute la journée. (My parents would punish me by confining me to my room all day.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of confiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | confinerais | Je confinerais dans une petite ville | I would confine in a small town. |
tu | confinerais | Tu confinerais à la maison. | You would confine at home. |
il | confinerait | Il confinerait les voyageurs. | He would confine the travelers. |
elle | confinerait | Elle confinerait les animaux. | She would confine the animals. |
on | confinerait | On confinerait la population. | One would confine the population. |
nous | confinerions | Nous confinerions dans une cabane. | We would confine in a cabin. |
vous | confineriez | Vous confineriez les personnes. | You would confine people. |
ils | confineraient | Ils confineraient la région. | They would confine the region. |
elles | confineraient | Elles confineraient leurs enfants. | They would confine their children. |
Other Conjugations for Confiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb confiner
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Confiner – 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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