Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Introduction to the verb effriter
The English translation of the French verb effriter is “to crumble” or “to crush.” It is pronounced as “eh-free-teh.”
The verb effriter comes from the Old French word “esfritier,” which means “to crush into small pieces.” It is derived from the Latin word “effringere,” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of breaking or crumbling something into small pieces.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, effriter is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. It is formed by using the conditional form of the verb avoir (aur-) followed by the infinitive form of effriter.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si tu avais un marteau, tu pourrais effriter ces biscuits. (If you had a hammer, you could crumble these cookies.)
- Nous aimerions effriter ces pierres pour faire du sable fin. (We would like to crush these stones to make fine sand.)
- Si je devais faire un gâteau, je n’oublierais pas d’effriter les biscuits pour la base. (If I had to make a cake, I wouldn’t forget to crumble the cookies for the base.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of effriter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | effriterais | Je n’effriterais pas les cookies. | I wouldn’t crumble the cookies. |
tu | effriterais | Tu effriterais la pierre. | You would crumble the stone. |
il | effriterait | Il effriterait le pain. | He would crumble the bread. |
elle | effriterait | Elle effriterait le fromage. | She would crumble the cheese. |
on | effriterait | On effriterait les biscuits. | One would crumble the biscuits. |
nous | effriterions | Nous effriterions les biscuits. | We would crumble the biscuits. |
vous | effriteriez | Vous effriteriez les biscuits. | You would crumble the biscuits. |
ils | effriteraient | Ils effriteraient les biscuits. | They would crumble the biscuits. |
elles | effriteraient | Elles effriteraient les biscuits. | They would crumble the biscuits. |
Other Conjugations for Effriter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effriter
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Effriter – 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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