Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Introduction to the verb cramponner
The English translation of the French verb cramponner is “to cling/grasp/clutch onto.” It is pronounced as krahm-poh-nay.
The word cramponner comes from the noun crampon, which means “claw” or “grappling hook.” The word ultimately comes from the Old French word “crampon,” meaning “claw.” In everyday French, cramponner is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a possible or hypothetical action in the present.
Here are three simple examples of how cramponner is used in the Conditionnel Présent tense in everyday French:
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Si j’avais des crampons, je pourrais escalader cette montagne. (If I had crampons, I could climb this mountain.)
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Tu cramponnerais tes mains au bord du précipice si tu avais peur de tomber. (You would cling onto the edge of the cliff if you were afraid of falling.)
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Nous cramponnerions notre espoir de survie à cette dernière planche. (We would cling onto our hope of survival with this last plank.)
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If I had crampons, I could climb this mountain.
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You would cling onto the edge of the cliff if you were afraid of falling.
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We would cling onto our hope of survival with this last plank.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cramponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cramponnerais | Je cramponnerais mon sac à dos. | I would cling on to my backpack. |
tu | cramponnerais | Tu cramponnerais tes mains. | You would grip your hands. |
il | cramponnerait | Il cramponnerait le rocher. | He would cling on to the rock. |
elle | cramponnerait | Elle cramponnerait sa veste. | She would fasten her jacket. |
on | cramponnerait | On cramponnerait le bateau. | One would hold on to the boat. |
nous | cramponnerions | Nous cramponnerions à la barrière. | We would cling on to the fence. |
vous | cramponneriez | Vous cramponneriez à la rampe. | You would hold on to the railing. |
ils | cramponneraient | Ils cramponneraient leurs crampons. | They would strap on their cleats. |
elles | cramponneraient | Elles cramponneraient la corde. | They would fasten the rope. |
Other Conjugations for Cramponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
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Cramponner – 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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