Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Introduction to the verb bégayer
The English translation of the French verb bégayer is “to stammer” or “to stutter.” The infinitive form of bégayer is pronounced as “bay-gah-yay.”
The word bégayer comes from the Old French word “begue,” which means “stammering” or “stuttering.” It is believed to have originated from the Latin word “balbus,” meaning “stammering” or “stuttering.”
In everyday French, bégayer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or event in the present. It is formed by using the conditional stem (the infinitive form of the verb without the “er” ending) and adding the appropriate endings depending on the subject.
Here are three simple examples of bégayer in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
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Si j’étais plus nerveux, je bégayerais souvent. (If I were more nervous, I would stutter often.)
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Tu bégayerais si tu devais parler devant une foule. (You would stammer if you had to speak in front of a crowd.)
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Ils bégayeraient s’ils étaient face à leur idole. (They would stutter if they were face to face with their idol.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bégayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bégayerais | Je bégayerais devant un public. | I would stutter in front of an audience. |
tu | bégayerais | Tu bégayerais si tu étais nerveux. | You would stutter if you were nervous. |
il | bégayerait | Il bégayerait en public. | He would stutter in public. |
elle | bégayerait | Elle bégayerait en parlant vite. | She would stutter while talking fast. |
on | bégayerait | On bégayerait en lisant. | One would stutter while reading. |
nous | bégayerions | Nous bégayerions si nous étions stressés. | We would stutter if we were stressed. |
vous | bégayeriez | Vous bégayeriez facilement. | You would easily stutter. |
ils | bégayeraient | Ils bégayeraient souvent. | They would stutter often. |
elles | bégayeraient | Elles bégayeraient en public. | They would stutter in public. |
Other Conjugations for Bégayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
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Bégayer – 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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