Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Introduction to the verb aliter
The English translation of the French verb aliter is “to alter” or “to change.” It is pronounced as “al-ee-ter” in the infinitive form.
Aliter comes from the Latin word “alterare” which means “to change” or “to modify.” It was borrowed into Old French as “alterer,” which later evolved into the modern French word “altérer.”
In everyday French, aliter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present time.
Here are three simple examples of aliter in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’altererais mon emploi du temps. (If I had more time, I would change my schedule.)
- Je pourrais aliter la couleur de mes murs si je voulais. (I could change the color of my walls if I wanted to.)
- Il faudrait que tu alités ta façon de penser. (You would need to alter your way of thinking.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of aliter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aliterais | Je aliterais le lit. | I would make the bed. |
tu | aliterais | Tu aliterais les draps. | You would change the sheets. |
il | aliterait | Il aliterait l’oreiller. | He would fluff the pillow. |
elle | aliterait | Elle aliterait les coussins. | She would arrange the cushions. |
on | aliterait | On aliterait la chambre. | One would tidy up the room. |
nous | aliterions | Nous aliterions les lits. | We would make the beds. |
vous | aliteriez | Vous aliteriez les chambres. | You would make the bedrooms. |
ils | aliteraient | Ils aliteraient les matelas. | They would change the mattresses. |
elles | aliteraient | Elles aliteraient la maison. | They would tidy up the house. |
Other Conjugations for Aliter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aliter
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Aliter – 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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