Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Introduction to the verb coincer
The English translation of the French verb coincer is “to get stuck/trapped.” It is pronounced “kwan-sey.”
The word “coincer” comes from the Latin word “coartare,” meaning “to restrict” or “to compress.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, coincer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible situation in the present or future. It is often used in conjunction with the conditional conjunction “si” (if).
Examples of usage in Conditionnel Présent:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’achèterais une maison à la campagne. (If I won the lottery, I would buy a house in the countryside.)
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Si tu ne lui parles pas maintenant, tu risques de te coincer dans cette situation pour toujours. (If you don’t talk to him now, you risk getting stuck in this situation forever.)
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Nous pourrions partir en vacances si nous avions plus d’argent. (We could go on vacation if we had more money.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of coincer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | coincerais | Je coincerais la porte. | I would jam the door. |
tu | coincerais | Tu coincerais le tuyau. | You would trap the pipe. |
il | coincerait | Il coincerait le bouton. | He would catch the button. |
elle | coincerait | Elle coincerait la clé. | She would wedge the key. |
on | coincerait | On coincerait la fenêtre. | One would get stuck in the window. |
nous | coincerions | Nous coincerions nos doigts. | We would get our fingers stuck. |
vous | coinceriez | Vous coinceriez le câble. | You would get the cable stuck. |
ils | coinceraient | Ils coinceraient la roue. | They would get the wheel stuck. |
elles | coinceraient | Elles coinceraient le levier. | They would get the lever stuck. |
Other Conjugations for Coincer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
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Coincer – 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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