Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Introduction to the verb accidenter
The English translation of the French verb accidenter is “to have an accident” or “to cause an accident.” It is pronounced “ah-kee-dehn-teh.”
The language origin of accidenter is from the Latin word “accidentare,” meaning “to happen by chance.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si je conduisais trop vite, je pourrais accidenter ma voiture. (If I drove too fast, I could have an accident with my car.)
- Tu devrais faire attention en traversant la rue, tu pourrais accidenter quelqu’un. (You should be careful when crossing the street, you could cause an accident with someone.)
- Si le temps était mauvais, nous pourrions accidenter notre bateau en mer. (If the weather was bad, we could have an accident with our boat at sea.)
English translations:
- If I drove too fast, I could have an accident with my car.
- You should be careful when crossing the street, you could cause an accident with someone.
- If the weather was bad, we could have an accident with our boat at sea.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of accidenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | accidenterais | Je accidenterais la voiture. | I would damage the car. |
tu | accidenterais | Tu accidenterais la moto. | You would damage the bike. |
il | accidenterait | Il accidenterait le mur. | He would hit the wall. |
elle | accidenterait | Elle accidenterait le vase. | She would break the vase. |
on | accidenterait | On accidenterait la voiture. | One would damage the car. |
nous | accidenterions | Nous accidenterions la rue. | We would cause an accident on the street. |
vous | accidenteriez | Vous accidenteriez le vélo. | You would damage the bike. |
ils | accidenteraient | Ils accidenteraient la clôture. | They would damage the fence. |
elles | accidenteraient | Elles accidenteraient la table. | They would damage the table. |
Other Conjugations for Accidenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accidenter
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Accidenter – 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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