Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Introduction to the verb acérer
The English translation of the French verb acérer is “to sharpen”. It is pronounced as “a-seh-ray”.
The origin of the word acérer can be traced back to the Latin word “acer”, meaning sharp. In everyday French, acérer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais un meilleur couteau, je pourrais acérer mes couteaux chaque semaine. (If I had a better knife, I could sharpen my knives every week.)
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Elle pourrait acérer sa concentration en faisant de la méditation chaque matin. (She could sharpen her concentration by meditating every morning.)
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Nous pourrions acérer nos compétences en prenant des cours de cuisine. (We could sharpen our skills by taking cooking classes.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of acérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | acérerais | Je acérerais mes couteaux. | I would sharpen my knives. |
tu | acérerais | Tu acérerais ton regard. | You would sharpen your gaze. |
il | acérerait | Il acérerait ses sens. | He would sharpen his senses. |
elle | acérerait | Elle acérerait son esprit. | She would sharpen her mind. |
on | acérerait | On acérerait nos compétences. | One would sharpen our skills. |
nous | acérerions | Nous acérerions nos connaissances. | We would sharpen our knowledge. |
vous | acéreriez | Vous acéreriez vos outils. | You would sharpen your tools. |
ils | acéreraient | Ils acéreraient leurs lames. | They would sharpen their blades. |
elles | acéreraient | Elles acéreraient leur vision. | They would sharpen their vision. |
Other Conjugations for Acérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
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Acérer – 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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