Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Introduction to the verb distancer
The English translation of the French verb distancer is “to distance” or “to move away from.” It is pronounced as “dee-stahn-say” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of distancer comes from the Latin word “distantia” meaning distance or space. In French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense in everyday French are:
- Si tu distancais ta voiture, tu pourrais éviter l’accident. (If you were to distance your car, you could avoid the accident.)
- Nous distancerions nos concurrents si nous investissions dans la recherche. (We would distance ourselves from our competitors if we invested in research.)
- Les manifestants ne se distanceraient pas du gouvernement si leurs demandes étaient satisfaites. (The protesters would not distance themselves from the government if their demands were met.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of distancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distancerais | Je distancerais mes concurrents. | I would distance myself from my competitors. |
tu | distancerais | Tu distancerais ton frère. | You would distance yourself from your brother. |
il | distancerait | Il distancerait son adversaire. | He would distance himself from his opponent. |
elle | distancerait | Elle distancerait son chien. | She would distance herself from her dog. |
on | distancerait | On distancerait les autres. | One would distance oneself from others. |
nous | distancerions | Nous distancerions le virus. | We would distance ourselves from the virus. |
vous | distanceriez | Vous distanceriez votre voiture. | You would distance yourself from your car. |
ils | distanceraient | Ils distanceraient leurs amis. | They would distance themselves from their friends. |
elles | distanceraient | Elles distanceraient leur famille. | They would distance themselves from their family. |
Other Conjugations for Distancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancer
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Distancer – 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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