Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Introduction to the verb décalquer
The English translation of the French verb décalquer is “to trace”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “deh-kal-kay”.
Décalquer comes from the French word “calque”, meaning “to copy” or “to trace”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of tracing an image or design onto a different surface.
In the Conditionnel Présent (conditional) tense, décalquer is used to express the possibility or likelihood of tracing something in the future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais une lampe de poche, je pourrais décalquer le dessin sur le mur. (If I had a flashlight, I could trace the drawing on the wall.)
- Tu devrais décalquer les lettres avant de les peindre. (You should trace the letters before painting them.)
- Il serait pratique de décalquer le motif sur le tissu avant de le coudre. (It would be useful to trace the pattern onto the fabric before sewing it.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of décalquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | décalquerais | Je décalquerais les dessins. | I would trace the drawings. |
tu | décalquerais | Tu décalquerais les photos. | You would trace the photos. |
il | décalquerait | Il décalquerait le portrait. | He would trace the portrait. |
elle | décalquerait | Elle décalquerait le motif. | She would trace the pattern. |
on | décalquerait | On décalquerait les formes. | One would trace the shapes. |
nous | décalquerions | Nous décalquerions le modèle. | We would trace the model. |
vous | décalqueriez | Vous décalqueriez les images. | You would trace the images. |
ils | décalqueraient | Ils décalqueraient les plans. | They would trace the plans. |
elles | décalqueraient | Elles décalqueraient les logos. | They would trace the logos. |
Other Conjugations for Décalquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décalquer
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Décalquer – 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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