Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Introduction to the verb cauchemarder
The English translation of the French verb cauchemarder is “to have nightmares.” It is pronounced as “koh-shuh-mar-day.”
The origin of the word can be traced back to the Old French word “cauchemare” which means “nightmare.” It is derived from the Latin words “cauca” meaning “trample” and “mara” meaning “phantom.”
In everyday French, cauchemarder is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express possibility or hypothetical situations. It is often used in conjunction with the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have).
Here are three simple examples of cauchemarder in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais vu un film d’horreur avant de dormir, je cauchemarderais toute la nuit. (If I had watched a horror movie before going to bed, I would have nightmares all night.)
- Nous cauchemarderions si nous n’avions pas fermé la porte à clé avant de partir. (We would have nightmares if we hadn’t locked the door before leaving.)
- Si tu étais à ma place, tu cauchemarderais aussi. (If you were in my place, you would have nightmares too.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cauchemarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cauchemarderais | Je cauchemarderais toutes les nuits. | I would have nightmares every night. |
tu | cauchemarderais | Tu cauchemarderais de mon examen. | You would have nightmares about my exam. |
il | cauchemarderait | Il cauchemarderait en mer. | He would have nightmares at sea. |
elle | cauchemarderait | Elle cauchemarderait souvent. | She would have nightmares often. |
on | cauchemarderait | On cauchemarderait de l’avenir. | One would have nightmares about the future. |
nous | cauchemarderions | Nous cauchemarderions de la situation. | We would have nightmares about the situation. |
vous | cauchemarderiez | Vous cauchemarderiez de la guerre. | You would have nightmares about the war. |
ils | cauchemarderaient | Ils cauchemarderaient de la mort. | They would have nightmares about death. |
elles | cauchemarderaient | Elles cauchemarderaient des monstres. | They would have nightmares about monsters. |
Other Conjugations for Cauchemarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cauchemarder
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Cauchemarder – 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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