Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Introduction to the verb carcailler
The English translation of the French verb carcailler is “to cackle” or “to crow”. It is pronounced as “kar-kah-yay”.
Carcailler comes from the Old French word “cercuel”, meaning “to chatter” or “to babble”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si les poules étaient ici, elles carcailleraient toute la journée. (If the chickens were here, they would cackle all day.)
- Nous carcaillerions sans arrêt dans notre nouveau poulailler. (We would constantly cackle in our new chicken coop.)
- Tu carcaillerais aussi si tu étais un coq. (You would cackle too if you were a rooster.)
Overall, carcailler is a fun and descriptive verb that is often used to describe the sound of chickens or other birds.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of carcailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | carcaillerais | Je carcaillerais au téléphone. | I would chatter on the phone. |
tu | carcaillerais | Tu carcaillerais trop. | You would chatter too much. |
il | carcaillerait | Il carcaillerait avec ses amis. | He would chatter with his friends. |
elle | carcaillerait | Elle carcaillerait pendant des heures. | She would chatter for hours. |
on | carcaillerait | On carcaillerait en classe. | One would chatter in class. |
nous | carcaillerions | Nous carcaillerions en vacances. | We would chatter on vacation. |
vous | carcailleriez | Vous carcailleriez avec eux. | You would chatter with them. |
ils | carcailleraient | Ils carcailleraient de tout et de rien. | They would chatter about everything and nothing. |
elles | carcailleraient | Elles carcailleraient sur les réseaux sociaux. | They would chatter on social media. |
Other Conjugations for Carcailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carcailler
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Carcailler – 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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