Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Introduction to the verb démériter
The English translation of démériter is “to deserve less” or “to be unworthy.” The infinitive form is pronounced “deh-may-ree-tay.”
The language origin of démériter is from the French prefix “dé-” meaning “down” and the verb “mériter” meaning “to deserve.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Examples:
- Si je ne réussis pas mon examen, je démériterais d’être accepté à l’université. (If I don’t pass my exam, I would deserve less to be accepted into university.)
- Tu démériterais d’être promu si tu ne travailles pas plus dur. (You would deserve less to be promoted if you don’t work harder.)
- Elle démériterait d’être reconnue comme une bonne actrice si elle ne continue pas à s’améliorer. (She would deserve less to be recognized as a good actress if she doesn’t continue to improve.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of démériter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | démériterais | Je démériterais le titre. | I would not deserve the title. |
tu | démériterais | Tu démériterais une punition. | You would deserve a punishment. |
il | démériterait | Il démériterait sa récompense. | He would not earn his reward. |
elle | démériterait | Elle démériterait ses notes. | She would not deserve her grades. |
on | démériterait | On démériterait des compliments. | One would not deserve compliments. |
nous | démériterions | Nous démériterions une chance. | We would not deserve a chance. |
vous | démériteriez | Vous démériteriez l’admiration. | You would not deserve admiration. |
ils | démériteraient | Ils démériteraient une réduction. | They would not deserve a discount. |
elles | démériteraient | Elles démériteraient cette critique | They would not deserve this critique. |
Other Conjugations for Démériter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démériter
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Démériter – 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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