Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Introduction to the verb calter
The English translation of the French verb calter is “to stumble” or “to falter.” The infinitive form of calter is pronounced “kal-teh.”
The origin of the word calter is from the Old French word “calter” which means “to hobble” or “to limp.” In modern French, it is mostly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense with the respective English translations:
- Si je caltais, je serais en retard. (If I stumbled, I would be late.)
- Tu calterais beaucoup si tu portais ces chaussures. (You would stumble a lot if you wore these shoes.)
- Il calterait s’il devait parler en public. (He would falter if he had to speak in public.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of calter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | calterais | Je calterais en silence. | I would sneak around quietly. |
tu | calterais | Tu calterais en cachette. | You would sneak around secretly. |
il | calterait | Il calterait sa présence. | He would sneak around his presence. |
elle | calterait | Elle calterait ses actions. | She would sneak around her actions. |
on | calterait | On calterait tous les soirs. | One would sneak around every night. |
nous | calterions | Nous calterions ensemble. | We would sneak around together. |
vous | calteriez | Vous calteriez sans bruit. | You would sneak around silently. |
ils | calteraient | Ils calteraient tous les jours. | They would sneak around every day. |
elles | calteraient | Elles calteraient discrètement. | They would sneak around discreetly. |
Other Conjugations for Calter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calter
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Calter – 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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