Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Introduction to the verb congédier
The English translation of the French verb congédier is “to dismiss” or “to fire.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kohn-zhey-dyey.”
Congédier comes from the French word “congé,” which means “leave” or “permission,” and the suffix “-ier” which is used to form transitive verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, je congédierais mon assistante. (If I had more time, I would dismiss my assistant.)
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Tu ne m’aiderais pas à préparer le dîner, je te congédierais immédiatement. (If you didn’t help me prepare dinner, I would fire you immediately.)
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Nous lui pardonnerions ses erreurs si elle ne congédiait pas ses employés sans raison. (We would forgive her mistakes if she didn’t fire her employees without reason.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of congédier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | congédierais | Je congédierais mon employé. | I would fire my employee. |
tu | congédierais | Tu congédierais ton collègue. | You would fire your colleague. |
il | congédierait | Il congédierait le chef. | He would fire the boss. |
elle | congédierait | Elle congédierait son assistant. | She would fire her assistant. |
on | congédierait | On congédierait l’employé. | One would fire the employee. |
nous | congédierions | Nous congédierions l’équipe. | We would fire the team. |
vous | congédieriez | Vous congédieriez les travailleurs. | You would fire the workers. |
ils | congédieraient | Ils congédieraient les employés. | They would fire the employees. |
elles | congédieraient | Elles congédieraient les stagiaires. | They would fire the interns. |
Other Conjugations for Congédier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
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Congédier – 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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