Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Introduction to the verb déterger
The English translation of the French verb déterger is “to clean” or “to wash.” The infinitive form, déterger, is pronounced as “deh-tehr-zhay.”
Déterger comes from the Latin word detergere, meaning “to wipe off, cleanse, or purify.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, déterger is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present. It is often used in conditional statements or to make polite requests.
Examples of déterger in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si tu passais l’aspirateur, ça détergerait la poussière. (If you were to vacuum, it would clean the dust.)
- Je te demanderais de déterger la table avant le dîner. (I would ask you to clean the table before dinner.)
- Si vous cherchiez un produit pour déterger les taches, je vous recommanderais celui-ci. (If you were looking for a product to clean stains, I would recommend this one.)
English translations:
- If you were to vacuum, it would clean the dust.
- I would ask you to clean the table before dinner.
- If you were looking for a product to clean stains, I would recommend this one.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of déterger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détergerais | Je détergerais la tache. | I would remove the stain. |
tu | détergerais | Tu détergerais la salle de bain. | You would clean the bathroom. |
il | détergerait | Il détergerait le sol. | He would mop the floor. |
elle | détergerait | Elle détergerait les vêtements. | She would wash the clothes. |
on | détergerait | On détergerait la vaisselle. | One would clean the dishes. |
nous | détergerions | Nous détergerions la maison. | We would clean the house. |
vous | détergeriez | Vous détergeriez les vitres. | You would clean the windows. |
ils | détergeraient | Ils détergeraient le tapis. | They would clean the carpet. |
elles | détergeraient | Elles détergeraient la voiture. | They would wash the car. |
Other Conjugations for Déterger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déterger
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Déterger – 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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