Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Introduction to the verb coqueter
In English, the verb coqueter means “to flirt.” It is pronounced as “ko-ke-te.”
The word coqueter comes from the French noun “coquette,” which means a flirtatious or seductive woman. It entered the French language in the 16th century and is derived from the Latin word “coquere,” meaning “to cook.”
In everyday French, coqueter is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which indicates a hypothetical or possible action in the present. This tense is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of coqueter used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’étais plus jeune, je coquetterais avec tous les garçons. (If I were younger, I would flirt with all the boys.)
- Nous coquetterions avec les serveurs pour obtenir une table près de la fenêtre. (We would flirt with the waiters to get a table near the window.)
- Elle coquetterait avec son reflet dans le miroir. (She would flirt with her reflection in the mirror.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of coqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | coquetterais | Je coquetterais avec les garçons. | I would flirt with the boys. |
tu | coquetterais | Tu coquetterais avec les filles. | You would flirt with the girls. |
il | coquetterait | Il ne coquetterait pas avec elle. | He wouldn’t flirt with her. |
elle | coquetterait | Elle coquetterait avec son amoureux. | She would flirt with her lover. |
on | coquetterait | On ne coquetterait pas en public. | One wouldn’t flirt in public. |
nous | coquetterions | Nous coquetterions pour s’amuser. | We would flirt for fun. |
vous | coquetteriez | Vous coquetteriez pour un rendez-vous. | You would flirt for a date. |
ils | coquetteraient | Ils coquetteraient avec leurs collègues. | They would flirt with their colleagues. |
elles | coquetteraient | Elles coquetteraient en boîte de nuit. | They would flirt in the nightclub. |
Other Conjugations for Coqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coqueter
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Coqueter – 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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