Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Introduction to the verb catastropher
English translation: To catastrophize
Pronunciation of the infinitive form: [kah-tah-stroh-fay]
Language origin: The verb “catastropher” comes from the noun “catastrophe” which comes from the Greek word “katastrophē” meaning “overturn, sudden turn, or disaster.” It entered the French language in the 16th century through the Latin word “catastrophus.”
Most often used in Conditionnel Présent tense: In everyday French, “catastropher” is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or imagined situation. It is used to describe an excessive or exaggerated reaction to a situation, often with a negative connotation.
Examples:
- Si je perdais mon travail, je catastropherais immédiatement. (If I were to lose my job, I would immediately catastrophize.)
- Si tu ne réussissais pas ton examen, tu catastropherais toute la journée. (If you were to fail your exam, you would catastrophize all day long.)
- S’il ne faisait pas beau demain, ils catastropheraient et annuleraient la sortie. (If the weather were bad tomorrow, they would catastrophize and cancel the outing.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of catastropher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | catastropherais | Je catastropherais si j’étais toi. | I would catastrophize if I were you. |
tu | catastropherais | Tu catastropherais trop. | You would catastrophize too much. |
il | catastropherait | Il catastropherait en cas d’urgence. | He would catastrophize in case of emergency. |
elle | catastropherait | Elle catastropherait sans raison. | She would catastrophize for no reason. |
on | catastropherait | On catastropherait pour rien. | One would catastrophize for no reason. |
nous | catastropherions | Nous catastropherions sans cesse. | We would catastrophize constantly. |
vous | catastropheriez | Vous catastropheriez pour un rien. | You would catastrophize for nothing. |
ils | catastropheraient | Ils catastropheraient toute la journée. | They would catastrophize all day. |
elles | catastropheraient | Elles catastropheraient pour n’importe quoi. | They would catastrophize for anything. |
Other Conjugations for Catastropher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catastropher
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Catastropher – 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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