Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Introduction to the verb coûter
The English translation of the French verb coûter is “to cost.” It is pronounced as “koo-tay.”
Coûter is derived from the Latin word “constare,” meaning “to cost, to be worth.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the cost or price of something.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, coûter is used to express a hypothetical or possible action or situation in the present or future. It is often used with the conditional conjunction “si” (if) to express a condition.
Here are three simple examples of coûter in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’achèterais une maison au bord de la mer. (If I won the lottery, I would buy a house by the sea.)
- Ça coûterait trop cher de voyager en première classe. (It would cost too much to travel first class.)
- Nous économiserions beaucoup d’argent si nous ne mangions pas au restaurant tous les jours. (We would save a lot of money if we didn’t eat out every day.)
In these examples, the verb coûter is used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action (winning the lottery, traveling first class, not eating out) and its potential cost or price.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of coûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | coûterais | Je coûterais trop cher. | I would cost too much. |
tu | coûterais | Tu coûterais moins cher. | You would cost less. |
il | coûterait | Il coûterait beaucoup. | He would cost a lot. |
elle | coûterait | Elle coûterait cher. | She would cost a lot. |
on | coûterait | On coûterait cher. | One would cost a lot. |
nous | coûterions | Nous coûterions moins cher. | We would cost less. |
vous | coûteriez | Vous coûteriez trop cher. | You would cost too much. |
ils | coûteraient | Ils coûteraient cher. | They would cost a lot. |
elles | coûteraient | Elles coûteraient cher. | They would cost a lot. |
Other Conjugations for Coûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
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Coûter – 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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