Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Introduction to the verb accoster
The English translation of the French verb accoster is “to accost” or “to approach.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-koh-stay.”
Accoster comes from the Old French word “acoster,” meaning “to come near.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Examples:
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Si tu m’accostais dans la rue, je te donnerais un coup de poing. (If you were to approach me on the street, I would punch you.)
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J’accosterais l’étranger à la soirée et lui demanderais son nom. (I would accost the stranger at the party and ask for his name.)
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Elle m’accosterait pour me demander de l’aide avec son projet. (She would approach me to ask for help with her project.)
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If you were to accost me on the street, I would call the police.
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I would approach the boss about a raise.
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She would come up to me and ask for directions.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of accoster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | accosterais | Je accosterais le navire. | I would approach the ship. |
tu | accosterais | Tu accosterais plus facilement. | You would approach more easily. |
il | accosterait | Il accosterait la plage. | He would approach the beach. |
elle | accosterait | Elle accosterait le port. | She would approach the port. |
on | accosterait | On accosterait le bateau. | One would approach the boat. |
nous | accosterions | Nous accosterions l’île. | We would approach the island. |
vous | accosteriez | Vous accosteriez le rivage. | You would approach the shore. |
ils | accosteraient | Ils accosteraient le port. | They would approach the port. |
elles | accosteraient | Elles accosteraient le port. | They would approach the port. |
Other Conjugations for Accoster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb accoster
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Accoster – 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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