Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Introduction to the verb bêtiser
The English translation of the French verb bêtiser is “to play pranks” or “to act foolishly”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “beh-teez-ay”.
The word bêtiser comes from the French noun “bêtise”, which means “silly/foolish act”. It is derived from the Old French word “bestise”, which has the same meaning. The word ultimately comes from the Latin word “bestia”, meaning “beast”. In everyday French, bêtiser is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a potential action or event that depends on a condition.
Three simple examples of the usage of bêtiser in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’étais seul à la maison, je bêtiserais toute la journée. (If I were home alone, I would play pranks all day.)
- Tu ne ferais pas de bêtises si tu étais avec tes parents. (You wouldn’t act foolishly if you were with your parents.)
- Elle me bêtiserait si elle savait que je vais à la fête. (She would play a prank on me if she knew I was going to the party.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bêtiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bêtiserais | Je bêtiserais si j’étais libre. | I would mess around if I was free. |
tu | bêtiserais | Tu bêtiserais si tu avais peur. | You would act silly if you were scared. |
il | bêtiserait | Il bêtiserait avec sa sœur. | He would mess around with his sister. |
elle | bêtiserait | Elle bêtiserait avec ses amis. | She would act silly with her friends. |
on | bêtiserait | On bêtiserait dans la rue. | One would act silly in the street. |
nous | bêtiserions | Nous bêtiserions en classe. | We would mess around in class. |
vous | bêtiseriez | Vous bêtiseriez à la fête. | You would act silly at the party. |
ils | bêtiseraient | Ils bêtiseraient tout le temps. | They would mess around all the time. |
elles | bêtiseraient | Elles bêtiseraient en vacances. | They would act silly on vacation. |
Other Conjugations for Bêtiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
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Bêtiser – 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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