Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Introduction to the verb boutonner
The English translation of the French verb boutonner is “to button up/to fasten.” It is pronounced as “boo-toh-nay.”
The word boutonner comes from the noun “bouton” which means button in English. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si tu avais un peu plus de temps, tu pourrais boutonner ta chemise. (If you had a little more time, you could button up your shirt.)
- Nous pourrions boutonner nos manteaux avant de sortir. (We could fasten our coats before going out.)
- Elle pourrait se boutonner la veste avant de quitter le bureau. (She could button up her jacket before leaving the office.)
In these examples, the verb boutonner is used to express a possibility or hypothetical action in the present. It is often used in conditional sentences to talk about what could happen if a certain condition is met.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of boutonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | boutonnerais | Je boutonnerais ma chemise. | I would button up my shirt. |
tu | boutonnerais | Tu boutonnerais ta veste. | You would button up your jacket. |
il | boutonnerait | Il boutonnerait sa chemisette. | He would button up his shirt. |
elle | boutonnerait | Elle boutonnerait son manteau. | She would button up her coat. |
on | boutonnerait | On boutonnerait le col de sa chemise. | One would button up the collar of their shirt. |
nous | boutonnerions | Nous boutonnerions nos manteaux. | We would button up our coats. |
vous | boutonneriez | Vous boutonneriez vos gilets. | You would button up your vests. |
ils | boutonneraient | Ils boutonneraient leurs chemises. | They would button up their shirts. |
elles | boutonneraient | Elles boutonneraient leurs robes. | They would button up their dresses. |
Other Conjugations for Boutonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
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Boutonner – 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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