Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Introduction to the verb cailleter
The English translation of cailleter is “to haggle” or “to bargain.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-yeh-teh.”
Cailleter comes from the Old French word “cailloter,” which means “to talk in vain” or “to deceive.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is the conditional tense used for possibilities or hypothetical situations.
Some examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
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Si j’avais plus d’argent, je cailleterais pour obtenir une meilleure offre. (If I had more money, I would haggle to get a better deal.)
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Tu cailleterais sûrement si tu étais au marché en ce moment. (You would probably bargain if you were at the market right now.)
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Nous ne cailleterions pas pour le prix si les produits étaient de meilleure qualité. (We wouldn’t bargain for the price if the products were of better quality.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cailleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cailleterais | Je cailleterais pour l’argent. | I would panhandle for money. |
tu | cailleterais | Tu cailleterais pour un billet. | You would beg for a ticket. |
il | cailleterait | Il cailleterait pour un repas. | He would beg for a meal. |
elle | cailleterait | Elle cailleterait pour un livre. | She would beg for a book. |
on | cailleterait | On cailleterait pour de l’aide. | One would beg for help. |
nous | cailletterions | Nous cailletterions pour un toit. | We would beg for shelter. |
vous | cailletteriez | Vous cailletteriez pour un emploi. | You would beg for a job. |
ils | cailletteraient | Ils cailletteraient pour de l’argent. | They would beg for money. |
elles | cailletteraient | Elles cailletteraient pour un jouet. | They would beg for a toy. |
Other Conjugations for Cailleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cailleter
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Cailleter – 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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