Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Introduction to the verb casser
The English translation of the French verb casser is “to break” or “to smash.” The infinitive form of casser is pronounced “kah-seh.”
The word casser comes from the Latin verb “quassare,” which means “to shake” or “to shatter.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been commonly used since then.
In everyday French, casser is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a conditional action or possibility.
Here are three simple examples of casser in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
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Si je gagnais au loto, je casserais ma tirelire. (If I won the lottery, I would break open my piggy bank.)
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Tu casserais la vaisselle si tu la laissais tomber. (You would break the dishes if you dropped them.)
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Il/Elle/On cassera la fenêtre s’il/elle/on oublie de fermer la porte à clé. (He/She/One will break the window if he/she/one forgets to lock the door.)
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If I won the lottery, I would break open my piggy bank.
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You would break the dishes if you dropped them.
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He/She/One will break the window if he/she/one forgets to lock the door.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of casser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | casserais | Je casserais la vaisselle. | I would break the dishes. |
tu | casserais | Tu casserais le vase. | You would break the vase. |
il | casserait | Il casserait sa voiture. | He would break his car. |
elle | casserait | Elle casserait la fenêtre. | She would break the window. |
on | casserait | On casserait les règles. | One would break the rules. |
nous | casserions | Nous casserions la porte. | We would break the door. |
vous | casseriez | Vous casseriez le miroir. | You would break the mirror. |
ils | casseraient | Ils casseraient le jouet. | They would break the toy. |
elles | casseraient | Elles casseraient la télé. | They would break the TV. |
Other Conjugations for Casser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
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Casser – 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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