Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Introduction to the verb distancier
The English translation of the French verb distancier is “to distance” or “to put a distance between.” It is pronounced as /dis.tɑ̃.sje/.
The origin of the word distancier can be traced back to the Latin word “distantia,” meaning “distance.” In everyday French, distancier is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais su qu’il allait trahir mes secrets, je l’aurais distancié de ma vie. (If I had known he would betray my secrets, I would have distanced him from my life.)
- Il faudrait distancier les élèves dans la salle de classe pour respecter les mesures de distanciation sociale. (We should distance the students in the classroom to adhere to social distancing measures.)
- Si elle avait le choix, elle distancierait sa famille de ses problèmes financiers. (If she had the choice, she would distance her family from her financial problems.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of distancier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | distancierais | Je distancierais le groupe. | I would distance the group. |
tu | distancierais | Tu distancierais l’adversaire. | You would distance the opponent. |
il | distancierait | Il distancierait le peloton. | He would distance the pack. |
elle | distancierait | Elle distancierait ses collègues. | She would distance her colleagues. |
on | distancierait | On distancierait les concurrents. | One would distance the competitors. |
nous | distancierions | Nous distancierions nos opinions. | We would distance our opinions. |
vous | distancieriez | Vous distancieriez vos amis. | You would distance your friends. |
ils | distancieraient | Ils distancieraient la voiture. | They would distance the car. |
elles | distancieraient | Elles distancieraient leurs partenaires. | They would distance their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Distancier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distancier
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Distancier – 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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