Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Introduction to the verb drayer
The English translation of the French verb drayer is “to dry”. It is pronounced as “drai-ay”.
The origin of the French word drayer can be traced back to the Latin word “tergere”, which also means “to dry”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Three simple examples of using drayer in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si je pouvais, je drayerais mes vêtements à l’air libre. (If I could, I would dry my clothes in the open air.)
- Tu drayerais les assiettes si tu n’avais pas peur de les casser. (You would dry the dishes if you weren’t afraid of breaking them.)
- Nous drayerions nos cheveux avec une serviette si nous avions oublié le sèche-cheveux. (We would dry our hair with a towel if we had forgotten the hair dryer.)
English translations:
- If I could, I would dry my clothes in the open air.
- You would dry the dishes if you weren’t afraid of breaking them.
- We would dry our hair with a towel if we had forgotten the hair dryer.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of drayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | draierais | Je draierais sec après la pluie. | I would dry after the rain. |
tu | draierais | Tu draierais tes vêtements. | You would dry your clothes. |
il | draierait | Il draierait les assiettes. | He would dry the dishes. |
elle | draierait | Elle draierait ses cheveux. | She would dry her hair. |
on | draierait | On draierait la vaisselle. | One would dry the dishes. |
nous | draierions | Nous draierions la voiture. | We would dry the car. |
vous | draieriez | Vous draieriez la vaisselle. | You would dry the dishes. |
ils | draieraient | Ils draieraient la piscine. | They would dry the pool. |
elles | draieraient | Elles draieraient la lessive. | They would dry the laundry. |
Other Conjugations for Drayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb drayer
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Drayer – 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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