Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Introduction to the verb cafter
The English translation of the French verb cafter is “to snitch” or “to tattle.” The infinitive form of cafter is pronounced as “kahf-tay.”
The origin of the word cafter is uncertain, but it is believed to come from the word “capter” meaning “to capture” or “to seize.” In everyday French, cafter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Examples:
- Si tu caftais, tu aurais des problèmes. (If you were to snitch, you would have problems.)
- Elle cafterait sûrement si elle savait la vérité. (She would probably tattle if she knew the truth.)
- Nous ne cafterions jamais sur nos amis. (We would never snitch on our friends.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cafter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cafterais | Je cafterais trop. | I would gossip too much. |
tu | cafterais | Tu ne cafterais pas. | You wouldn’t gossip. |
il | cafterait | Il cafterait sur nous. | He would gossip about us. |
elle | cafterait | Elle cafterait tout bas. | She would gossip softly. |
on | cafterait | On ne cafterait rien. | One wouldn’t gossip. |
nous | cafterions | Nous cafterions ensemble. | We would gossip together. |
vous | cafteriez | Vous cafteriez trop. | You would gossip too much. |
ils | cafteraient | Ils cafteraient sans arrêt. | They would gossip constantly. |
elles | cafteraient | Elles cafteraient encore. | They would still gossip. |
Other Conjugations for Cafter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cafter
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Cafter – 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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