Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Introduction to the verb dactylographier
The English translation of the French verb dactylographier is “to type” or “to keyboard.” It is pronounced as “dak-tee-loh-gra-fee-ay.”
The word dactylographier comes from the Greek words “daktylos” meaning “finger” and “graphie” meaning “writing.” It was first used in the late 19th century to refer to the act of typing on a typewriter and later on a computer keyboard.
In everyday French, dactylographier is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the present tense followed by the infinitive form of the verb.
Three simple examples of using dactylographier in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
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Si j’avais un meilleur clavier, je pourrais dactylographier plus rapidement. (If I had a better keyboard, I could type faster.)
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Tu pourrais dactylographier le rapport pendant que je fais les corrections. (You could type the report while I make the corrections.)
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Si vous aviez plus de temps, vous pourriez dactylographier votre propre CV. (If you had more time, you could type your own resume.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dactylographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dactylographierais | Je dactylographierais mon rapport. | I would type my report. |
tu | dactylographierais | Tu dactylographierais plus vite. | You would type faster. |
il | dactylographierait | Il dactylographierait ses notes. | He would type his notes. |
elle | dactylographierait | Elle dactylographierait un mail. | She would type an email. |
on | dactylographierait | On dactylographierait en silence. | One would type in silence. |
nous | dactylographierions | Nous dactylographierions le document. | We would type the document. |
vous | dactylographieriez | Vous dactylographieriez des lettres. | You would type letters. |
ils | dactylographieraient | Ils dactylographieraient leur travail. | They would type their work. |
elles | dactylographieraient | Elles dactylographieraient des rapports. | They would type reports. |
Other Conjugations for Dactylographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
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Dactylographier – 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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