Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Introduction to the verb appointer
The English translation of the French verb appointer is “to appoint” or “to designate.” It is pronounced “ah-pwan-teh.”
The language origin of appointer can be traced back to the Old French word “apointier,” which comes from the Latin word “adpunctare,” meaning “to assign.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express actions that may or may not happen in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si j’étais président, j’appointerais mon frère comme ministre de la défense. (If I were president, I would appoint my brother as the minister of defense.)
- Nous te laisserions choisir le restaurant pour la soirée. (We would let you appoint the restaurant for the evening.)
- Si tu gagnais la loterie, est-ce que tu t’appointerais un garde du corps ? (If you won the lottery, would you appoint yourself a bodyguard?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of appointer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | appointerais | J’appointerais un nouveau manager. | I would appoint a new manager. |
tu | appointerais | Tu appointerais plus d’employés. | You would appoint more employees. |
il | appointerait | Il appointerait un avocat. | He would appoint a lawyer. |
elle | appointerait | Elle appointerait un architecte. | She would appoint an architect. |
on | appointerait | On appointerait un nouveau président. | One would appoint a new president. |
nous | appointerions | Nous appointerions un nouveau directeur. | We would appoint a new director. |
vous | appointeriez | Vous appointeriez plus de membres. | You would appoint more members. |
ils | appointeraient | Ils appointeraient un nouveau chef. | They would appoint a new leader. |
elles | appointeraient | Elles appointeraient un nouveau professeur. | They would appoint a new teacher. |
Other Conjugations for Appointer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appointer
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Appointer – 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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