Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Introduction to the verb cisailler
The English translation of the French verb cisailler is “to shear” or “to cut with shears.” The infinitive form is pronounced “see-zeye-yay.”
The word cisailler comes from the Old French word “cisaille,” meaning “scissors.” It is derived from the Latin word “cisum,” meaning “cut.”
In everyday French, cisailler is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possible action or suggestion that is dependent on a condition.
For example:
- Si j’avais des ciseaux, je pourrais cisailler ces branches. (If I had scissors, I could shear these branches.)
- Tu devrais cisailler tes cheveux, ils sont trop longs. (You should shear your hair, it’s too long.)
- Nous pourrions cisailler ces buissons pour laisser plus de lumière entrer. (We could shear these bushes to let more light in.)
In these examples, the use of cisailler in the Conditionnel Présent tense suggests a potential or hypothetical action that is dependent on a condition.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cisailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cisaille | Je cisaille le tissu fin. | I would cut the thin fabric. |
tu | cisailles | Tu cisailles les cheveux. | You would trim the hair. |
il | cisaille | Il cisaille les moutons. | He would shear the sheep. |
elle | cisaille | Elle cisaille le papier. | She would cut the paper. |
on | cisaille | On cisaille les haies. | One would trim the hedges. |
nous | cisaillerions | Nous cisaillerions le gazon. | We would mow the lawn. |
vous | cisailleriez | Vous cisailleriez les arbustes. | You would prune the bushes. |
ils | cisaille | Ils cisaille le métal. | They would cut the metal. |
elles | cisaille | Elles cisaille les fleurs. | They would trim the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Cisailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cisailler
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Cisailler – 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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