Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Introduction to the verb chevreter
The English translation of the French verb chevreter is “to bleat.” It is pronounced “shev-ruh-tay.”
Chevreter comes from the Latin word “caprāre,” meaning “to make a goat-like noise,” and was then borrowed into Old French as “chèveter.”
In everyday French, chevreter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or event. It is often used in the context of expressing desires, possibilities, or suggestions.
Here are three simple examples of chevreter in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais de l’argent, j’irais à la montagne et je chevrèterais avec les chèvres.
(If I had money, I would go to the mountains and bleat with the goats.) - Tu devrais te taire et arrêter de chevrèter sans cesse.
(You should be quiet and stop bleating all the time.) - Nous chevrèterions toute la nuit si nous n’avions pas à travailler demain.
(We would bleat all night if we didn’t have to work tomorrow.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of chevreter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chevreterais | Je chevreterais avec toi. | I would goat around with you. |
tu | chevreterais | Tu chevreterais sur la montagne. | You would goat on the mountain. |
il | chevreterait | Il chevreterait dans le champ. | He would goat in the field. |
elle | chevreterait | Elle chevreterait dans le pré. | She would goat in the meadow. |
on | chevreterait | On chevreterait dans la forêt. | One would goat in the forest. |
nous | chevretions | Nous chevretions souvent. | We would goat often. |
vous | chevretiez | Vous chevretiez ensemble. | You would goat together. |
ils | chevreteraient | Ils chevreteraient pour la fête. | They would goat for the party. |
elles | chevreteraient | Elles chevreteraient sur les rochers. | They would goat on the rocks. |
Other Conjugations for Chevreter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
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Chevreter – 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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