Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Introduction to the verb coulisser
The English translation of the French verb coulisser is “to slide” or “to glide.” It is pronounced “koo-lee-say” in its infinitive form.
The word coulisser comes from the Latin word “collicere,” meaning “to collect” or “to slide together.” In everyday French, coulisser is most often used in its Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or potential situation.
Here are three simple examples of coulisser in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
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Si je pouvais, j’irais te chercher en voiture et nous coulisserions jusqu’à la plage. (If I could, I would pick you up in the car and we would slide to the beach.)
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Tu aimerais que les portes de l’ascenseur coulissent plus rapidement, n’est-ce pas? (You would like the elevator doors to slide faster, wouldn’t you?)
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Il faudrait que les enfants apprennent à coulisser sur la patinoire avant de faire du patinage artistique. (The children should learn to slide on the ice rink before doing figure skating.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of coulisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | coulisserais | Je coulisserais la porte. | I would slide the door. |
tu | coulisserais | Tu coulisserais plus facilement. | You would slide more easily. |
il | coulisserait | Il coulisserait la fenêtre. | He would slide the window. |
elle | coulisserait | Elle coulisserait avec grâce. | She would slide gracefully. |
on | coulisserait | On coulisserait avec précaution. | One would slide cautiously. |
nous | coulisserions | Nous coulisserions ensemble. | We would slide together. |
vous | coulisseriez | Vous coulisseriez la valise. | You would slide the suitcase. |
ils | coulisseraient | Ils coulisseraient le tiroir. | They would slide the drawer. |
elles | coulisseraient | Elles coulisseraient le rideau. | They would slide the curtain. |
Other Conjugations for Coulisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coulisser
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Coulisser – 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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