Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Introduction to the verb carder
The English translation of the French verb carder is “to card” or “to comb (wool).” It is pronounced as “car-dé.”
The word “carder” comes from the Old French word “carder,” which means “to comb,” and ultimately from the Latin word “carere,” meaning “to clean.”
In everyday French, the verb carder is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
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Si j’avais du temps, je carderais la laine de mes moutons. (If I had time, I would card my sheep’s wool.)
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Tu carderais mieux si tu utilisais une carte à carder. (You would card better if you used a carding comb.)
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Ils carderaient plus rapidement s’ils avaient un peigne plus grand. (They would card more quickly if they had a larger comb.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of carder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | carderais | Je carderais de la laine. | I would card wool. |
tu | carderais | Tu carderais plus vite. | You would card faster. |
il | carderait | Il carderait les fibres. | He would card the fibers. |
elle | carderait | Elle carderait la laine. | She would card the wool. |
on | carderait | On carderait ensemble. | One would card together. |
nous | carderions | Nous carderions les moutons. | We would card the sheep. |
vous | carderiez | Vous carderiez en équipe. | You would card as a team. |
ils | carderaient | Ils carderaient la laine. | They would card the wool. |
elles | carderaient | Elles carderaient avec soin. | They would card carefully. |
Other Conjugations for Carder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
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Carder – 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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