Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Introduction to the verb chiquer
The English translation of the French verb chiquer is “to chew” or “to munch.” It is pronounced “shee-kay.”
The word chiquer comes from the Old French word “chic,” meaning to chew or gnaw. It is most often used in every day French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical situation or a desired action. It can also be used to express a polite request.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je chiquerais du chewing-gum toute la journée. (If I had more time, I would chew gum all day.)
- Vous chiqueriez bien un petit morceau de pain avec votre café ? (Would you like to have a small piece of bread with your coffee?)
- Ils chiqueraient leurs aliments plus lentement s’ils voulaient mieux digérer. (They would chew their food more slowly if they wanted to digest it better.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of chiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | chiquerais | Je chiquerais avec mes amis. | I would chew with my friends. |
tu | chiquerais | Tu chiquerais du chewing-gum. | You would chew gum. |
il | chiquerait | Il chiquerait avec son copain. | He would chew with his friend. |
elle | chiquerait | Elle chiquerait des bonbons. | She would chew on candies. |
on | chiquerait | On chiquerait toute la journée. | One would chew all day. |
nous | chiquerions | Nous chiquerions du tabac. | We would chew tobacco. |
vous | chiqueriez | Vous chiqueriez du tabac à priser. | You would chew snuff tobacco. |
ils | chiqueraient | Ils chiqueraient du tabac à chiquer. | They would chew loose tobacco. |
elles | chiqueraient | Elles chiqueraient des feuilles de coca. | They would chew coca leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Chiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiquer
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Chiquer – 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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