Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Introduction to the verb clocher
The English translation of the French verb clocher is “to limp” or “to hobble.” It is pronounced “klo-shay” in its infinitive form.
Clocher comes from the Old French word “cloche,” meaning “bell,” which is derived from the Latin word “clocca.” In everyday French, clocher is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’étais blessé à la jambe, je clocherais pour aller travailler. (If I were injured in the leg, I would limp to go to work.)
- Nous clocherions si la route était trop longue. (We would hobble if the road was too long.)
- Tu clocherais sûrement si tu avais couru un marathon hier. (You would definitely limp if you had run a marathon yesterday.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of clocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | clocherais | Je clocherais si j’avais su. | I would have rung if I had known. |
tu | clocherais | Tu clocherais trop souvent. | You would ring too often. |
il | clocherait | Il clocherait plus tard. | He would ring later. |
elle | clocherait | Elle clocherait tôt. | She would ring early. |
on | clocherait | On clocherait ensemble. | One would ring together. |
nous | clocherions | Nous clocherions à l’église. | We would ring at the church. |
vous | clocheriez | Vous clocheriez pour moi. | You would ring for me. |
ils | clocheraient | Ils clocheraient souvent. | They would ring often. |
elles | clocheraient | Elles clocheraient à midi. | They would ring at noon. |
Other Conjugations for Clocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clocher
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Clocher – 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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