Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Introduction to the verb avouer
The English translation of the French verb avouer is “to confess” or “to admit.” It is pronounced “ah-voo-eh.”
The word avouer comes from the Latin verb “advocare,” meaning “to call to witness.” In Old French, it evolved to “avouer,” meaning “to recognize or acknowledge.” In everyday French, avouer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Examples:
- Si j’étais coupable, j’avouerais tout. (If I were guilty, I would confess everything.)
- Elle avouerait ses sentiments si elle était sûre que c’était réciproque. (She would admit her feelings if she was sure it was mutual.)
- Nous avouerions notre erreur si on nous donnait une seconde chance. (We would confess our mistake if we were given a second chance.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of avouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | avouerais | Je avouerais ma faute. | I would confess my mistake. |
tu | avouerais | Tu avouerais ton secret. | You would confess your secret. |
il | avouerait | Il avouerait son amour. | He would confess his love. |
elle | avouerait | Elle avouerait sa culpabilité. | She would confess her guilt. |
on | avouerait | On avouerait la vérité. | One would confess the truth. |
nous | avouerions | Nous avouerions nos doutes. | We would confess our doubts. |
vous | avoueriez | Vous avoueriez vos erreurs. | You would confess your mistakes. |
ils | avoueraient | Ils avoueraient leurs mensonges. | They would confess their lies. |
elles | avoueraient | Elles avoueraient leur relation. | They would confess their relationship. |
Other Conjugations for Avouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avouer
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Avouer – 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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