Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Introduction to the verb contaminer
The English translation of the French verb contaminer is “to contaminate.” The infinitive form of contaminer is pronounced “kohn-tah-mee-nay.”
Contaminer comes from the Latin word “contaminare,” meaning “to pollute.” It is often used in everyday French to describe the act of spreading or transmitting a disease or harmful substance.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, contaminer is most often used to express a situation or action that would potentially cause contamination. Some examples are:
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Si je touchais à ce produit chimique, je contaminerais tout l’environnement. (If I touched this chemical, I would contaminate the entire environment.)
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Il faudrait éviter de boire l’eau du robinet, au cas où elle serait contaminée. (We should avoid drinking tap water, in case it is contaminated.)
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Si vous mangez ce poisson, vous risqueriez de vous contaminer avec des bactéries. (If you eat this fish, you might get contaminated with bacteria.)
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If I touched this chemical, I would contaminate the entire environment.
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We should avoid drinking tap water, in case it is contaminated.
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If you eat this fish, you might get contaminated with bacteria.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of contaminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contaminerais | Je contaminerais l’eau. | I would contaminate the water. |
tu | contaminerais | Tu contaminerais le sol. | You would contaminate the ground. |
il | contaminerait | Il contaminerait l’air. | He would contaminate the air. |
elle | contaminerait | Elle contaminerait la ville. | She would contaminate the city. |
on | contaminerait | On contaminerait les aliments. | One would contaminate the food. |
nous | contaminerions | Nous contaminerions notre environnement. | We would contaminate our environment. |
vous | contamineriez | Vous contamineriez vos proches. | You would contaminate your loved ones. |
ils | contamineraient | Ils contamineraient la population. | They would contaminate the population. |
elles | contamineraient | Elles contamineraient tout. | They would contaminate everything. |
Other Conjugations for Contaminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
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Contaminer – 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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