Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Introduction to the verb dîner
The English translation of the French verb dîner is “to dine” or “to have dinner”. It is pronounced as “dee-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word dîner is derived from the Latin word “disnare”, which means “to eat the main meal of the day”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and was originally used to refer to the midday meal. However, over time, it came to refer to the evening meal and is now commonly used as a verb to mean “to have dinner”.
In everyday French, the verb dîner is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a possible action or situation in the present or future. It is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of dîner used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je dînerais avec toi ce soir. (If I had more time, I would have dinner with you tonight.)
- Nous dînerions en terrasse s’il faisait beau. (We would have dinner on the terrace if the weather was nice.)
- Vous dîneriez peut-être plus tôt si vous n’aviez pas faim maintenant. (You might have dinner earlier if you weren’t hungry now.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dîner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dînerais | Je dînerais au restaurant. | I would dine at the restaurant. |
tu | dînerais | Tu dînerais avec moi. | You would dine with me. |
il | dînerait | Il dînerait tôt. | He would dine earlier. |
elle | dînerait | Elle dînerait tard. | She would dine late. |
on | dînerait | On dînerait ensemble. | One would dine together. |
nous | dînerions | Nous dînerions en famille. | We would dine with our family. |
vous | dîneriez | Vous dîneriez au restaurant. | You would dine at the restaurant. |
ils | dîneraient | Ils dîneraient au restaurant. | They would dine at the restaurant. |
elles | dîneraient | Elles dîneraient à la maison. | They would dine at home. |
Other Conjugations for Dîner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dîner
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Dîner – 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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