Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Introduction to the verb congratuler
The English translation of the French verb congratuler is “to congratulate.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “koh-grah-tyoo-lay.”
The verb congratuler originates from the Latin word “congratulari,” meaning “to wish joy.” It entered the French language in the 16th century.
In everyday French, congratuler is most often used in its Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or conditional congratulations.
Examples:
- Si tu réussissais ton examen, je te congratulerais. (If you passed your exam, I would congratulate you.)
- Nous te congratulerions si tu venais avec nous au concert. (We would congratulate you if you came with us to the concert.)
- S’ils gagnaient le match, je les congratulerais personnellement. (If they won the game, I would personally congratulate them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of congratuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | congratulerais | Je congratulerais mes amis. | I would congratulate my friends. |
tu | congratulerais | Tu congratulerais ton équipe. | You would congratulate your team. |
il | congratulerait | Il congratulerait sa sœur. | He would congratulate his sister. |
elle | congratulerait | Elle congratulerait son collègue. | She would congratulate her colleague. |
on | congratulerait | On congratulerait les vainqueurs. | One would congratulate the winners. |
nous | congratulerions | Nous congratulerions nos parents. | We would congratulate our parents. |
vous | congratuleriez | Vous congratuleriez les mariés. | You would congratulate the newlyweds. |
ils | congratuleraient | Ils congratuleraient les joueurs. | They would congratulate the players. |
elles | congratuleraient | Elles congratuleraient les finalistes. | They would congratulate the finalists. |
Other Conjugations for Congratuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
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Congratuler – 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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