Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Introduction to the verb cabosser
The English translation of the French verb cabosser is “to dent” or “to deform.” It is pronounced as “ka-bow-say” in the infinitive form.
Cabosser comes from the Latin word “caput,” meaning head or top. In French, it originally referred to an injury on the head or forehead. However, over time, its meaning has evolved to also encompass any type of deformation or damage.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, cabosser is most often used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the future. It is often used with the conditional mood “would” in English.
Examples:
- Si je trouvais un marteau, je cabosserais le toit de la voiture. (If I found a hammer, I would dent the roof of the car.)
- Tu cabosserais ta tasse si tu la faisais tomber. (You would dent your cup if you dropped it.)
- Nous cabosserions le ballon si nous le jouions à l’intérieur. (We would dent the ball if we played with it indoors.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cabosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cabosserais | Je cabosserais ma voiture. | I would dent my car. |
tu | cabosserais | Tu cabosserais la porte. | You would dent the door. |
il | cabosserait | Il cabosserait le mur. | He would dent the wall. |
elle | cabosserait | Elle cabosserait son vélo. | She would dent her bike. |
on | cabosserait | On ne cabosserait pas les meubles. | One wouldn’t dent the furniture. |
nous | cabosserions | Nous cabosserions la casserole. | We would dent the saucepan. |
vous | cabosseriez | Vous cabosseriez le plancher. | You would dent the floor. |
ils | cabosseraient | Ils cabosseraient la carrosserie. | They would dent the bodywork. |
elles | cabosseraient | Elles cabosseraient les casseroles. | They would dent the pots. |
Other Conjugations for Cabosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
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Cabosser – 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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