Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Introduction to the verb culer
The English translation of the French verb culer is “to move backwards,” “to go backwards,” or “to back up.” It comes from the Latin word “colum,” meaning “buttocks.”
In everyday French, culer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical action or possibility in the future. It is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the infinitive form of the verb, which is pronounced “ku-leh.”
Examples in Conditionnel Présent:
- Si j’avais une voiture, je culerais pour me garer dans cette place de parking. (If I had a car, I would back up to park in this parking spot.)
- Nous culerions pour laisser passer les voitures de police. (We would move backwards to let the police cars pass.)
- Vous culeriez pour éviter l’accident. (You would go backwards to avoid the accident.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of culer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | culerais | Je culerais avec ma copine. | I would fool around with my girlfriend. |
tu | culerais | Tu culerais avec ton copain. | You would fool around with your boyfriend. |
il | culerait | Il culerait à la fête. | He would dance at the party. |
elle | culerait | Elle culerait en musique. | She would dance to the music. |
on | culerait | On culerait toute la nuit. | One would dance all night. |
nous | culerions | Nous culerions en boîte. | We would dance at the club. |
vous | culeriez | Vous culeriez en couple. | You would dance as a couple. |
ils | culeraient | Ils culeraient lors du mariage. | They would dance at the wedding. |
elles | culeraient | Elles culeraient en discothèque. | They would dance at the nightclub. |
Other Conjugations for Culer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culer
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Culer – 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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