Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Introduction to the verb cailler
The English translation of the French verb cailler is “to curdle” or “to clot”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “kay-yay”.
Cailler comes from the Old French word “caillier” which means “to become solid, to curdle”. It ultimately derives from the Latin word “cāseus” which means “cheese”.
In everyday French, the verb cailler is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. It is also often used to express a polite request or suggestion. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Si je mettais du citron dans mon lait, est-ce qu’il caillerait ? (If I put lemon in my milk, would it curdle?)
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Je voudrais que tu cailles le lait avant de faire la crème pâtissière. (I would like you to curdle the milk before making the pastry cream.)
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Si nous rajoutions du lait, cela ne caillerait pas le mélange. (If we added more milk, it wouldn’t curdle the mixture.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | caillerais | Je caillerais si j’étais toi. | I would curdle if I were you. |
tu | caillerais | Tu caillerais le lait. | You would curdle the milk. |
il | caillerait | Il caillerait en altitude. | He would curdle at high altitude. |
elle | caillerait | Elle caillerait facilement. | She would easily curdle. |
on | caillerait | On caillerait en hiver. | One would curdle in winter. |
nous | caillerions | Nous caillerions le fromage. | We would curdle the cheese. |
vous | cailleriez | Vous cailleriez la crème. | You would curdle the cream. |
ils | cailleraient | Ils cailleraient le lait. | They would curdle the milk. |
elles | cailleraient | Elles cailleraient le lait. | They would curdle the milk. |
Other Conjugations for Cailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailler
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Cailler – 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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