Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Introduction to the verb cibler
The English translation of the French verb cibler is “to target” or “to aim at.” The infinitive form is pronounced “see-blair.”
The word cibler comes from the Latin word “cibus,” meaning “food.” It evolved into the Old French word “cible,” which meant “target.” In modern French, cibler is most often used in its figurative sense, meaning to aim at a specific goal or objective.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, cibler is used to express a future possibility or hypothetical situation. Three examples of its usage in this tense, with English translations, are:
1) Si je gagnais à la loterie, je ciblerais mes investissements. (If I were to win the lottery, I would target my investments.)
2) Tu pourrais cibler un public plus jeune avec cette publicité. (You could target a younger audience with this advertisement.)
3) Elles cibleraient les zones les plus touchées par la pauvreté. (They would target the areas most affected by poverty.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cibler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | ciblerais | Je ciblerais mes objectifs. | I would target my goals. |
tu | ciblerais | Tu ciblerais mieux. | You would target better. |
il | ciblerait | Il ciblerait ses clients. | He would target his clients. |
elle | ciblerait | Elle ciblerait son marché. | She would target her market. |
on | ciblerait | On ciblerait les jeunes. | One would target the youth. |
nous | ciblerions | Nous ciblerions nos efforts. | We would target our efforts. |
vous | cibleriez | Vous cibleriez les erreurs. | You would target the mistakes. |
ils | cibleraient | Ils cibleraient un produit. | They would target a product. |
elles | cibleraient | Elles cibleraient leur audience. | They would target their audience. |
Other Conjugations for Cibler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cibler
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Cibler – 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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