Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Introduction to the verb arpenter
The English translation of the French verb arpenter is “to survey” or “to measure.” It is pronounced as “ar-pahn-tay.”
Arpenter comes from the Old French word “arper,” which means “to measure.” It is derived from the Latin word “arpare,” which means “to plow” or “to go over.”
In everyday French, arpenter is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to talk about hypothetical or possible actions in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais un mètre à ruban, j’arpenterais le terrain pour calculer sa superficie. (If I had a measuring tape, I would survey the land to calculate its area.)
- On pourrait arpenter la forêt pour trouver le meilleur endroit pour camper. (We could survey the forest to find the best spot to camp.)
- Que feriez-vous si vous aviez la chance d’arpenter les rues de Paris avec un guide ? (What would you do if you had the chance to walk around the streets of Paris with a guide?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of arpenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | arpenterais | Je arpenterais la forêt. | I would survey the forest. |
tu | arpenterais | Tu arpenterais la ville. | You would survey the city. |
il | arpenterait | Il arpenterait la plage. | He would survey the beach. |
elle | arpenterait | Elle arpenterait sa propriété. | She would survey her property. |
on | arpenterait | On arpenterait les rues. | One would survey the streets. |
nous | arpenterions | Nous arpenterions le terrain. | We would survey the land. |
vous | arpenteriez | Vous arpenteriez le parc. | You would survey the park. |
ils | arpenteraient | Ils arpenteraient la montagne. | They would survey the mountain. |
elles | arpenteraient | Elles arpenteraient le jardin. | They would survey the garden. |
Other Conjugations for Arpenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arpenter
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Arpenter – 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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