Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Introduction to the verb attarder
The English translation of the French verb attarder is “to linger” or “to delay”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as [ah-tar-dey].
The word attarder comes from the Old French word “ataarder” which means “to become slow”. It is derived from the Latin word “tardare” which also means “to delay”. In everyday French, the verb attarder is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Si je pouvais me permettre de m’attarder un peu plus longtemps, je prendrais un café avec toi. (If I could afford to linger a little longer, I would have a coffee with you.)
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Nous nous attarderions au marché, mais nous devons rentrer avant la pluie. (We would linger at the market, but we have to go back before it starts raining.)
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S’il neigeait, les enfants s’attarderaient dehors pour faire un bonhomme de neige. (If it snowed, the children would linger outside to make a snowman.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of attarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | attarderais | Je m’attarderais au marché. | I would linger at the market. |
tu | attarderais | Tu t’attarderais trop longtemps. | You would linger too long. |
il | attarderait | Il s’attarderait sur son travail. | He would linger on his work. |
elle | attarderait | Elle s’attarderait à la plage. | She would linger at the beach. |
on | attarderait | On s’attarderait en chemin. | One would linger on the way. |
nous | attarderions | Nous nous attarderions en ville. | We would linger in the city. |
vous | attarderiez | Vous vous attarderiez au musée. | You would linger at the museum. |
ils | attarderaient | Ils s’attarderaient en classe. | They would linger in class. |
elles | attarderaient | Elles s’attarderaient au parc. | They would linger at the park. |
Other Conjugations for Attarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attarder
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Attarder – 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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