Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Introduction to the verb chamoiser
The English translation of the French verb chamoiser is “to polish” or “to buff.” It is pronounced “shah-mwah-zay” in its infinitive form, with the emphasis on the second syllable.
Chamoiser comes from the Old French word “chamois,” which refers to the skin of a chamois goat. In the 16th century, it came to mean “to polish with chamois leather,” and eventually evolved to its current usage of “to polish” or “to buff.”
In everyday French, chamoiser is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “would” followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of chamoiser in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais une voiture de luxe, je chamoiserais le capot tous les jours. (If I had a luxury car, I would polish the hood every day.)
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Tu chamoiserais tes chaussures avant d’aller au rendez-vous. (You would buff your shoes before going to the meeting.)
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Ils chamoiseraient leurs meubles en bois avec du cirage naturel. (They would polish their wooden furniture with natural wax.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of chamoiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chamoiserais | Je chamoiserais la voiture. | I would shammy the car. |
tu | chamoiserais | Tu chamoiserais le sol. | You would shammy the floor. |
il | chamoiserais | Il chamoiserais les vitres. | He would shammy the windows. |
elle | chamoiserais | Elle chamoiserais ses chaussures. | She would shammy her shoes. |
on | chamoiserais | On chamoiserais les meubles. | One would shammy the furniture. |
nous | chamoiserions | Nous chamoiserions la table. | We would shammy the table. |
vous | chamoiseriez | Vous chamoiseriez le comptoir. | You would shammy the counter. |
ils | chamoiseraient | Ils chamoiseraient le miroir. | They would shammy the mirror. |
elles | chamoiseraient | Elles chamoiseraient les verres. | They would shammy the glasses. |
Other Conjugations for Chamoiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chamoiser
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Chamoiser – 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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