Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Introduction to the verb effaroucher
The English translation of the French verb effaroucher is “to scare” or “to startle.” The infinitive form is pronounced eh-fah-roo-shay.
The word effaroucher comes from the French word “effroi,” meaning fear, and the suffix “-cher,” which indicates an action. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si je te vois soudainement au milieu de la nuit, je m’effaroucherais. (If I suddenly see you in the middle of the night, I would be scared.)
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Tu t’effaroucherais si tu voyais un serpent dans ton lit? (Would you be scared if you saw a snake in your bed?)
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Les oiseaux s’effaroucheraient si tu faisais trop de bruit. (The birds would startle if you made too much noise.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of effaroucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | effaroucherais | Je effaroucherais les oiseaux. | I would scare away the birds. |
tu | effaroucherais | Tu effaroucherais les chiens. | You would scare away the dogs. |
il | effaroucherait | Il effaroucherait les passants. | He would scare away the passersby. |
elle | effaroucherait | Elle effaroucherait les souris. | She would scare away the mice. |
on | effaroucherait | On effaroucherait les rats. | One would scare away the rats. |
nous | effaroucherions | Nous effaroucherions les enfants. | We would scare away the children. |
vous | effaroucheriez | Vous effaroucheriez les lapins. | You would scare away the rabbits. |
ils | effaroucheraient | Ils effaroucheraient les chats. | They would scare away the cats. |
elles | effaroucheraient | Elles effaroucheraient les serpents. | They would scare away the snakes. |
Other Conjugations for Effaroucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
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Effaroucher – 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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