Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Introduction to the verb crier
The English translation of the French verb crier is “to shout” or “to cry out.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kree-yay.”
The word crier comes from the Latin word “quiritare,” which means “to cry out.” It has been used in French since the 12th century and originally referred to someone who announced news or made public proclamations. In modern French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or event.
Here are three simple examples of crier in the Conditionnel Présent tense and their English translations:
- Si j’avais le temps, je crierais de joie. (If I had the time, I would shout with joy.)
- Tu crierais de peur si tu voyais un fantôme. (You would cry out in fear if you saw a ghost.)
- Nous crierions notre amour du haut de la tour Eiffel. (We would shout our love from the top of the Eiffel Tower.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of crier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | crierais | Je crierais de joie. | I would shout for joy. |
tu | crierais | Tu crierais trop fort. | You would shout too loud. |
il | crierait | Il crierait pour de l’aide. | He would shout for help. |
elle | crierait | Elle crierait de peur. | She would shout out of fear. |
on | crierait | On crierait à tue-tête. | One would shout at the top of their lungs. |
nous | crierions | Nous crierions en choeur. | We would shout in unison. |
vous | crieriez | Vous crieriez des slogans. | You would shout slogans. |
ils | crieraient | Ils crieraient à la victoire. | They would shout for victory. |
elles | crieraient | Elles crieraient de colère. | They would shout out of anger. |
Other Conjugations for Crier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crier
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Crier – 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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