Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Introduction to the verb balbutier
The English translation for the French verb balbutier is “to stammer” or “to stutter”. It is pronounced as “bal-byu-tye”.
The word “balbutier” comes from the Latin word “balbutire” which means “to stammer” or “to stutter”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a possible action or situation in the present or future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense, followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of how “balbutier” is used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’étais nerveux, je balbutier ais mes mots. (If I were nervous, I would stutter my words.)
- Est-ce que tu balbutier ais devant tout le monde? (Would you stutter in front of everyone?)
- Il balbutier ait en essayant de s’excuser. (He would stammer while trying to apologize.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of balbutier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | balbutierais | Je balbutierais devant un public. | I would stutter in front of an audience. |
tu | balbutierais | Tu balbutierais des excuses. | You would stammer out excuses. |
il | balbutierait | Il balbutierait des mots. | He would stutter out words. |
elle | balbutierait | Elle balbutierait en public. | She would stutter in public. |
on | balbutierait | On balbutierait à haute voix. | One would stutter aloud. |
nous | balbutierions | Nous balbutierions en riant. | We would stutter while laughing. |
vous | balbutieriez | Vous balbutieriez en rougissant. | You would stutter while blushing. |
ils | balbutieraient | Ils balbutieraient souvent. | They would stutter often. |
elles | balbutieraient | Elles balbutieraient en public. | They would stutter in public. |
Other Conjugations for Balbutier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balbutier
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Balbutier – 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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