Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Introduction to the verb cornaquer
The English translation of the French verb cornaquer is “to lead” or “to guide”. It is pronounced “kohr-nah-kay”.
The word cornaquer comes from the word “corne” meaning “horn” and “acquer” meaning “to acquire” or “to obtain”. Originally, it referred to a person who owned a horn used for hunting, and then evolved to mean someone who leads or guides a group.
In everyday French, cornaquer is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possibility or a wish. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’étais plus expérimenté, je pourrais mieux cornaquer mes collègues. (If I were more experienced, I could lead my colleagues better.)
- J’aimerais que tu cornaques notre prochaine randonnée en montagne. (I wish you would lead our next mountain hike.)
- Il faudrait que nous cornaquions nos invités vers la sortie avant qu’il ne soit trop tard. (We should guide our guests towards the exit before it’s too late.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cornaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cornaquerais | Je cornaquerais ce cheval. | I would wrangle this horse. |
tu | cornaquerais | Tu cornaquerais cette équipe. | You would handle this team. |
il | cornaquerait | Il cornaquerait les touristes. | He would lead the tourists. |
elle | cornaquerait | Elle cornaquerait le groupe. | She would guide the group. |
on | cornaquerait | On cornaquerait les animaux. | One would herd the animals. |
nous | cornaquerions | Nous cornaquerions les enfants. | We would shepherd the children. |
vous | cornaqueriez | Vous cornaqueriez les invités. | You would corral the guests. |
ils | cornaqueraient | Ils cornaqueraient les vaches. | They would herd the cows. |
elles | cornaqueraient | Elles cornaqueraient les brebis. | They would round up the sheep. |
Other Conjugations for Cornaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cornaquer
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Cornaquer – 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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