Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Introduction to the verb embrayer
The English translation of the French verb embrayer is “to engage” or “to put into gear.” It is pronounced as [ɑ̃.bʁɛ.je] in the infinitive form.
The word embrayer comes from the Old French word “enbrayer,” which was derived from the Latin word “imbrellare,” meaning “to put on armor.” It is primarily used in the context of driving or operating a vehicle, to indicate the action of engaging the gears or putting the vehicle into motion.
In everyday French, embrayer is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or potential action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais une voiture automatique, j’embrayerais la première vitesse. (If I had an automatic car, I would engage the first gear.)
- Tu embrayerais le frein à main si tu t’arrêtais sur une pente. (You would engage the handbrake if you stopped on a slope.)
- Nous embrayerions la marche arrière pour sortir de ce parking. (We would engage the reverse gear to get out of this parking lot.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of embrayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | embrayerais | Je embrayerais la voiture. | I would shift the car. |
tu | embrayerais | Tu embrayerais au bon moment. | You would shift at the right time. |
il | embrayerait | Il embrayerait en deuxième vitesse. | He would shift into second gear. |
elle | embrayerait | Elle embrayerait sans hésitation. | She would shift without hesitation. |
on | embrayerait | On embrayerait en même temps. | One would shift at the same time. |
nous | embrayerions | Nous embrayerions ensemble. | We would shift together. |
vous | embrayeriez | Vous embrayeriez avant de démarrer. | You would shift before starting. |
ils | embrayeraient | Ils embrayeraient pour la montée. | They would shift for the climb. |
elles | embrayeraient | Elles embrayeraient après le virage. | They would shift after the turn. |
Other Conjugations for Embrayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embrayer
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Embrayer – 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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