Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Introduction to the verb durer
The English translation of the French verb durer is “to last” or “to endure.” It is pronounced as “doo-ray” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of durer can be traced back to the Latin word “durare,” meaning “to harden” or “to endure.” In everyday French, durer is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of durer in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si tu avais plus d’argent, cela durerait plus longtemps. (If you had more money, it would last longer.)
- Je pense que ça durerait deux semaines si nous partions en vacances ensemble. (I think it would last two weeks if we went on vacation together.)
- S’il faisait plus chaud, les fleurs dureront plus longtemps dans le jardin. (If it were warmer, the flowers would last longer in the garden.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of durer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | durerais | Je durerais plus longtemps. | I would last longer. |
tu | durerais | Tu durerais moins longtemps. | You would last less long. |
il | durerait | Il durerait plus d’une heure. | He would last over an hour. |
elle | durerait | Elle durerait toute la nuit. | She would last all night. |
on | durerait | On durerait toute la journée. | One would last all day. |
nous | durerions | Nous durerions un mois. | We would last a month. |
vous | dureriez | Vous dureriez plus longtemps. | You would last longer. |
ils | dureraient | Ils dureraient des années. | They would last for years. |
elles | dureraient | Elles dureraient peu de temps. | They would last a short time. |
Other Conjugations for Durer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb durer
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Durer – 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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