Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Introduction to the verb absenter
The English translation of the French verb absenter is “to be absent.” The infinitive form, “absenter,” is pronounced as “ab-sahn-tey.”
The word absenter comes from the Latin word “absentare,” which means “to be absent.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si tu étais malade demain, tu t’absenterais de l’école. (If you were sick tomorrow, you would be absent from school.)
- Nous nous absenterions du travail si nous avions une urgence familiale. (We would be absent from work if we had a family emergency.)
- S’ils avaient un conflit d’horaire, ils pourraient s’absenter de la réunion. (If they had a scheduling conflict, they could be absent from the meeting.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of absenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | m’absenterais | Je m’absenterais un jour. | I would absent myself one day. |
tu | t’absenterais | Tu t’absenterais trop souvent. | You would absent yourself too often. |
il | s’absenterait | Il s’absenterait pour une raison valable. | He would absent himself for a valid reason. |
elle | s’absenterait | Elle s’absenterait pour voyager. | She would absent herself to travel. |
on | s’absenterait | On s’absenterait sans rien dire. | One would absent oneself without saying anything. |
nous | nous absenterions | Nous nous absenterions en groupe. | We would absent ourselves as a group. |
vous | vous absenteriez | Vous vous absenteriez pour votre santé. | You would absent yourself for your health. |
ils | s’absenteraient | Ils s’absenteraient de temps en temps. | They would absent themselves from time to time. |
elles | s’absenteraient | Elles s’absenteraient pour une cause juste. | They would absent themselves for a just cause. |
Other Conjugations for Absenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb absenter
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Absenter – 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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