Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Introduction to the verb contracter
The English translation of the French verb contracter is “to contract.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohn-track-tay.”
The word contracter comes from the Latin word “contractus,” meaning “to draw together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or future action that is dependent on a certain condition being met.
Here are three simple examples of contracter in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, je contracterais une dette énorme. (If I won the lottery, I would contract a huge debt.)
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Nous contracterions un prêt pour acheter une maison plus grande. (We would take out a loan to buy a bigger house.)
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Tu contracterais une maladie si tu ne prenais pas soin de toi. (You would contract an illness if you didn’t take care of yourself.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of contracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contracterais | Je contracterais si j’avais le temps. | I would contract if I had the time. |
tu | contracterais | Tu contracterais si tu étais plus prudent. | You would contract if you were more careful. |
il | contracterait | Il contracterait un prêt pour acheter une maison. | He would take out a loan to buy a house. |
elle | contracterait | Elle contracterait une maladie en voyageant. | She would contract an illness while traveling. |
on | contracterait | On contracterait un partenariat avec une entreprise. | One would enter into a partnership with a company. |
nous | contracterions | Nous contracterions une assurance pour notre voiture. | We would take out insurance for our car. |
vous | contracteriez | Vous contracteriez un contrat à long terme. | You would enter into a long-term contract. |
ils | contracteraient | Ils contracteraient une maladie en mangeant de la viande crue. | They would contract an illness by eating raw meat. |
elles | contracteraient | Elles contracteraient une dette importante. | They would incur a significant debt. |
Other Conjugations for Contracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
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Contracter – 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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