Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Introduction to the verb cascader
The English translation of the French verb cascader is “to cascade” or “to fall in cascades.” It is pronounced as “kah-ska-day” in the infinitive form.
The word cascader comes from the Latin word “cascada,” meaning “waterfall.” In French, it is used to describe something falling or flowing in a continuous manner, often in a decorative or artistic way.
In everyday French, the verb cascader is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possible action or outcome in the future, usually with a condition attached.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, je ferais cascader l’argent dans la fontaine. (If I won the lottery, I would cascade the money in the fountain.)
- Si tu laissais couler l’eau, elle cascaderait doucement dans le bassin. (If you let the water flow, it would cascade softly into the basin.)
- S’il n’y avait pas de vent, les feuilles ne cascaderaient pas de l’arbre. (If there was no wind, the leaves wouldn’t cascade from the tree.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cascader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cascaderais | Je cascaderais dans la rivière. | I would cascade in the river. |
tu | cascaderais | Tu cascaderais sur la montagne. | You would cascade on the mountain. |
il | cascaderait | Il cascaderait avec élégance. | He would cascade with elegance. |
elle | cascaderait | Elle cascaderait dans la cascade. | She would cascade in the waterfall. |
on | cascaderait | On cascaderait en pleine nature. | One would cascade in nature. |
nous | cascaderions | Nous cascaderions ensemble. | We would cascade together. |
vous | cascaderiez | Vous cascaderiez dans la piscine. | You would cascade in the pool. |
ils | cascaderaient | Ils cascaderaient dans la forêt. | They would cascade in the forest. |
elles | cascaderaient | Elles cascaderaient sur la colline. | They would cascade on the hill. |
Other Conjugations for Cascader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cascader
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Cascader – 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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