Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Introduction to the verb acheter
The English translation of the French verb acheter is “to buy”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-shuh-tay”.
The word acheter comes from the Latin “accapitare”, meaning “to seize or acquire”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which indicates a hypothetical action or situation that may occur in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais de l’argent, j’achèterais une nouvelle voiture. (If I had money, I would buy a new car.)
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Nous achèterions une maison à la campagne si nous gagnions à la loterie. (We would buy a house in the countryside if we won the lottery.)
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Tu m’achèterais des fleurs si je te demandais gentiment ? (Would you buy me some flowers if I asked you nicely?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of acheter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | achèterais | Je achèterais une voiture. | I would buy a car. |
tu | achèterais | Tu achèterais des cadeaux. | You would buy gifts. |
il | achèterait | Il achèterait une maison. | He would buy a house. |
elle | achèterait | Elle achèterait des vêtements. | She would buy clothes. |
on | achèterait | On achèterait du pain. | One would buy bread. |
nous | achèterions | Nous achèterions un cadeau. | We would buy a gift. |
vous | achèteriez | Vous achèteriez des billets. | You would buy tickets. |
ils | achèteraient | Ils achèteraient des livres. | They would buy books. |
elles | achèteraient | Elles achèteraient des fleurs. | They would buy flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Acheter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acheter
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Acheter – 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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