Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Introduction to the verb amender
The English translation of the French verb amender is “to amend” or “to improve.” It is pronounced as ah-mahn-day.
Amender comes from the Latin word “emendare,” which means “to free from faults.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in its current form since the 13th century.
In everyday French, amender is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is the conditional present tense. This tense is used to express a suggestion, a possibility, or a hypothetical situation. It is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of amender in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’amenderais mon rapport. (If I had more time, I would amend my report.)
- Nous pourrions amender notre plan pour le rendre plus efficace. (We could amend our plan to make it more effective.)
- Est-ce que vous amenderiez votre comportement si cela vous causait des problèmes? (Would you amend your behavior if it caused you problems?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of amender
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | amenderais | Je amenderais le projet. | I would amend the project. |
tu | amenderais | Tu amenderais la loi. | You would amend the law. |
il | amenderait | Il amenderait son erreur. | He would amend his mistake. |
elle | amenderait | Elle amenderait le document. | She would amend the document. |
on | amenderait | On amenderait la décision. | One would amend the decision. |
nous | amenderions | Nous amenderions nos erreurs. | We would amend our mistakes. |
vous | amenderiez | Vous amenderiez le contrat. | You would amend the contract. |
ils | amenderaient | Ils amenderaient la politique. | They would amend the policy. |
elles | amenderaient | Elles amenderaient le plan. | They would amend the plan. |
Other Conjugations for Amender.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb amender
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Amender – 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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