Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Introduction to the verb détresser
The English translation of the French verb détresser is “to relieve” or “to alleviate.” It is pronounced as [day-truh-sey].
The word détresser comes from the Latin word distringere, meaning “to loosen.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses an action that is dependent on a condition or event. This tense is used to talk about possibilities, requests, or hypothetical situations.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si je pouvais détresser ta douleur, je le ferais. (If I could relieve your pain, I would do it.)
- Je pourrais détresser les tensions entre eux si j’intervenais. (I could alleviate the tensions between them if I intervened.)
- Si nous avions de l’argent, nous pourrions détresser nos situations financières difficiles. (If we had money, we could relieve our difficult financial situations.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of détresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détresserais | Je détresserais la situation. | I would distress the situation. |
tu | détresserais | Tu détresserais l’enfant. | You would distress the child. |
il | détresserait | Il détresserait le chien. | He would distress the dog. |
elle | détresserait | Elle détresserait ses amis. | She would distress her friends. |
on | détresserait | On détresserait les victimes. | One would distress the victims. |
nous | détresserions | Nous détresserions les blessés. | We would distress the injured. |
vous | détresseriez | Vous détresseriez les animaux. | You would distress the animals. |
ils | détresseraient | Ils détresseraient l’environnement. | They would distress the environment. |
elles | détresseraient | Elles détresseraient la situation. | They would distress the situation. |
Other Conjugations for Détresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détresser
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Détresser – 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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