Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Introduction to the verb effarer
The English translation of the French verb effarer is “to startle” or “to frighten”. It is pronounced as “eh-fa-ray” in its infinitive form.
Effarer comes from the French word “effroi”, meaning fear or terror, and the suffix “-er” which is commonly used to form verbs. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is the equivalent of the English conditional tense.
In this tense, effarer is primarily used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation. Here are three examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense:
- Si je le voyais, je l’effarerais avec mes cris. (If I were to see him, I would startle him with my screams.)
- Tu effarerais tout le monde en arrivant en retard. (You would frighten everyone by arriving late.)
- Nous l’effarions en lui racontant des histoires de fantômes. (We would startle him by telling him ghost stories.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of effarer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | effarerais | Je effarerais mes voisins. | I would scare my neighbors. |
tu | effarerais | Tu effarerais les enfants. | You would scare the children. |
il | effarait | Il effarait tout le monde. | He would scare everyone. |
elle | effarait | Elle effarait les animaux. | She would scare the animals. |
on | effarait | On effarait les passants. | One would scare the passersby. |
nous | effarions | Nous effarions nos amis. | We would scare our friends. |
vous | effaririez | Vous effaririez vos ennemis. | You would scare your enemies. |
ils | effareraient | Ils effareraient leurs ennemis. | They would scare their enemies. |
elles | effareraient | Elles effareraient leur professeur. | They would scare their teacher. |
Other Conjugations for Effarer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
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Effarer – 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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