Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Introduction to the verb canonner
The English translation of the French verb canonner is “to shell/to bombard.” It is pronounced “kah-noh-nay.”
The word canonner comes from the Old French word “canon,” meaning “cannon.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which corresponds to the English “would + verb.”
Examples in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si j’avais des bombes, je les canonnerais. (If I had bombs, I would shell them.)
- Nous les canonnerions si nous avions un navire de guerre. (We would bombard them if we had a warship.)
- Tu canonnerais la ville entière si tu étais à la tête de l’armée. (You would shell the entire city if you were in charge of the army.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of canonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | canonnerais | Je canonnerais le château. | I would bombard the castle. |
tu | canonnerais | Tu canonnerais la ville. | You would bombard the city. |
il | canonnerait | Il canonnerait le navire. | He would bombard the ship. |
elle | canonnerait | Elle canonnerait la forêt. | She would bombard the forest. |
on | canonnerait | On canonnerait la cible. | One would bombard the target. |
nous | canonnerions | Nous canonnerions l’ennemi. | We would bombard the enemy. |
vous | canonneriez | Vous canonneriez la base ennemie. | You would bombard the enemy base. |
ils | canonneraient | Ils canonneraient les positions ennemies. | They would bombard the enemy positions. |
elles | canonneraient | Elles canonneraient les villes ennemies. | They would bombard the enemy cities. |
Other Conjugations for Canonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
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Canonner – 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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