Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Introduction to the verb calotter
The English translation of the French verb calotter is “to cap” or “to put a cap on.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-loh-tey.”
The word calotter comes from the French word “calotte,” meaning cap or hat. It is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the future.
Some common examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, je calotterais toutes mes dettes. (If I won the lottery, I would pay off all my debts.)
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S’il faisait plus froid, je me calotterais avant de sortir. (If it were colder, I would put on a cap before going out.)
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Nous calotterions nos enfants s’il pleuvait dehors. (We would put caps on our children if it were raining outside.)
English translations:
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If I won the lottery, I would cap all my debts.
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If it were colder, I would cap before going out.
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We would cap our children if it were raining outside.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of calotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | calotterais | Je calotterais mon chapeau. | I would crease my hat. |
tu | calotterais | Tu calotterais ta chemise. | You would crease your shirt. |
il | calotterait | Il calotterait son pantalon. | He would crease his pants. |
elle | calotterait | Elle calotterait son jupe. | She would crease her skirt. |
on | calotterait | On calotterait les feuilles. | One would crease the papers. |
nous | calotterions | Nous calotterions nos vêtements. | We would crease our clothes. |
vous | calotteriez | Vous calotteriez vos cheveux. | You would crease your hair. |
ils | calotteraient | Ils calotteraient les tissus. | They would crease the fabrics. |
elles | calotteraient | Elles calotteraient leurs papiers. | They would crease their papers. |
Other Conjugations for Calotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calotter
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Calotter – 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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