Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Introduction to the verb boiter
The English translation of boiter is “to limp” or “to hobble.” It is pronounced as “bwat-ay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word boiter comes from the Old French word “boete” which means “limping” or “lameness.” It is derived from the Latin word “bottis” which means “a shoe.”
In everyday French, boiter is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possible or hypothetical action in the present or future.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’étais blessé, je boiterais. (If I were injured, I would limp.)
- Il pourrait boiter après cette opération. (He might limp after this surgery.)
- Tu boiterais si tu avais mal aux pieds. (You would hobble if your feet hurt.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of boiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | boiterais | Je boiterais sans ma canne. | I would limp without my cane. |
tu | boiterais | Tu boiterais si tu étais blessé. | You would limp if you were injured. |
il | boiterait | Il boiterait s’il avait mal au pied. | He would limp if his foot hurt. |
elle | boiterait | Elle boiterait à cause de sa blessure. | She would limp because of her injury. |
on | boiterait | On boiterait après une journée de marche. | One would limp after a day of walking. |
nous | boiterions | Nous boiterions ensemble. | We would limp together. |
vous | boiteriez | Vous boiteriez après avoir couru un marathon. | You would limp after running a marathon. |
ils | boiteraient | Ils boiteraient avec une entorse à la cheville. | They would limp with a sprained ankle. |
elles | boiteraient | Elles boiteraient après avoir dansé toute la nuit. | They would limp after dancing all night. |
Other Conjugations for Boiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
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Boiter – 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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