Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Introduction to the verb caramboler
The English translation of the French verb caramboler is “to carom” or “to bounce off.” It is pronounced as “kah-rahm-boh-leh.”
Caramboler comes from the noun “carambole,” which refers to the act of hitting a cue ball in billiards or pool in a way that causes it to rebound off another ball or the cushion of the table. This term originated from the Spanish word “carambola,” which means “carom” or “cannon.” In everyday French, caramboler is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which corresponds to the English conditional tense and expresses actions that would occur under certain conditions.
Here are three examples of caramboler used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si c’était mon tour, je carambolerais les deux dernières boules et je gagnerais la partie. (If it were my turn, I would carom off the last two balls and win the game.)
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Je ne suis pas sûr d’y arriver, mais si j’y arrive, je carambolerais de bonheur ! (I’m not sure I can do it, but if I do, I would bounce off with joy!)
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Si tu te débrouillais mieux, tu carambolerais moins souvent sur les bandes. (If you played better, you would carom less often on the cushion.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of caramboler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | carambolerais | Je carambolerais avec mes amis. | I would carom with my friends. |
tu | carambolerais | Tu carambolerais mieux. | You would carom better. |
il | carambolerait | Il carambolerait au billard. | He would carom at the billiards. |
elle | carambolerait | Elle carambolerait à la piscine. | She would carom at the pool. |
on | carambolerait | On carambolerait en équipe. | One would carom as a team. |
nous | carambolerions | Nous carambolerions toute la soirée. | We would carom all evening. |
vous | caramboleriez | Vous caramboleriez avec style. | You would carom with style. |
ils | caramboleraient | Ils caramboleraient devant la télé. | They would carom in front of the TV. |
elles | caramboleraient | Elles caramboleraient après le dîner. | They would carom after dinner. |
Other Conjugations for Caramboler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caramboler
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Caramboler – 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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