Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Introduction to the verb croiser
The English translation of the French verb croiser is “to cross” or “to intersect.” The infinitive form of croiser is pronounced as kwa-ze.
Croiser comes from the Latin word “cruce,” meaning “cross.” In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the physical act of crossing or intersecting, but it can also have other figurative meanings such as “to meet” or “to encounter.”
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, croiser is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Si je croisais mon ami Pierre dans la rue, je lui dirais bonjour. (If I ran into my friend Pierre on the street, I would say hello.)
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Nous croiserions sûrement beaucoup de monde si nous allions à Paris en été. (We would surely encounter a lot of people if we went to Paris in the summer.)
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Tu croiserais peut-être ton idole si tu allais à ce concert. (You might meet your idol if you went to this concert.)
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If I crossed my friend Pierre on the street, I would say hello.
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We would probably meet a lot of people if we went to Paris in summer.
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You might meet your idol if you went to this concert.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of croiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | croiserais | Je croiserais la rue. | I would cross the street. |
tu | croiserais | Tu croiserais les doigts. | You would cross your fingers. |
il | croiserait | Il croiserait des inconnus. | He would cross paths with strangers. |
elle | croiserait | Elle croiserait les bras. | She would fold her arms. |
on | croiserait | On croiserait des animaux. | One would encounter animals. |
nous | croiserions | Nous croiserions nos amis. | We would meet up with our friends. |
vous | croiseriez | Vous croiseriez les doigts. | You would cross your fingers. |
ils | croiseraient | Ils croiseraient des objets. | They would come across objects. |
elles | croiseraient | Elles croiseraient les jambes. | They would cross their legs. |
Other Conjugations for Croiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
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Croiser – 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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