Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Introduction to the verb contingenter
The English translation of contingenter is “to allocate” or “to distribute.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kon-tan-zhan-tay.”
The word contingenter comes from the French word “contingent,” which means “provisional” or “depending on circumstances.” In everyday French, contingenter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or potential action or situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus d’argent, je contingenterais mes dépenses. (If I had more money, I would allocate my expenses.)
- Nous contingenterions les ressources en fonction des besoins de chaque département. (We would distribute resources according to the needs of each department.)
- Est-ce que tu contingenterais le temps que tu passes sur ton téléphone si tu avais un examen demain? (Would you limit the time you spend on your phone if you had an exam tomorrow?)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of contingenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contingenterais | Je contingenterais les ressources. | I would allocate the resources. |
tu | contingenterais | Tu contingenterais les dépenses. | You would control the expenses. |
il | contingenterait | Il contingenterait le matériel. | He would regulate the equipment. |
elle | contingenterait | Elle contingenterait le budget. | She would manage the budget. |
on | contingenterait | On contingenterait les approvisionnements. | One would ration the supplies. |
nous | contingenterions | Nous contingenterions les stocks. | We would limit the stocks. |
vous | contingenteriez | Vous contingenteriez la production. | You would regulate the production. |
ils | contingenteraient | Ils contingenteraient les commandes. | They would control the orders. |
elles | contingenteraient | Elles contingenteraient les effectifs. | They would manage the workforce. |
Other Conjugations for Contingenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
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Contingenter – 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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