Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Introduction to the verb atteler
The English translation of the French verb atteler is “to harness” or “to hitch.”
The infinitive form of atteler is pronounced “ah-te-lay.”
Atteler comes from the Old French word “ataeler,” meaning “to equip or organize.” It is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present.
Three simple examples of atteler in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais un cheval, je l’attellerais à la charrette. (If I had a horse, I would hitch it to the cart.)
- Nous pourrions atteler le chien à la luge pour qu’il nous tire dans la neige. (We could harness the dog to the sled so that it pulls us in the snow.)
- Si vous m’aidiez, nous pourrions atteler les chevaux plus rapidement. (If you helped me, we could harness the horses more quickly.)
English translations:
- If I had a horse, I would hitch it to the cart.
- We could harness the dog to the sled so that it pulls us in the snow.
- If you helped me, we could harness the horses more quickly.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of atteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | attellerais | Je attellerais les chevaux. | I would harness the horses. |
tu | attellerais | Tu attellerais plus rapidement. | You would harness faster. |
il | attellerait | Il attellerait le bétail. | He would harness the livestock. |
elle | attellerait | Elle attellerait la charrette. | She would harness the cart. |
on | attellerait | On attellerait ensemble. | One would harness together. |
nous | attellerions | Nous attellerions le tracteur. | We would harness the tractor. |
vous | attelleriez | Vous attelleriez le cheval. | You would harness the horse. |
ils | attelleraient | Ils attelleraient la caravane. | They would harness the caravan. |
elles | attelleraient | Elles attelleraient le chien. | They would harness the dog. |
Other Conjugations for Atteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb atteler
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Atteler – 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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