Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Introduction to the verb enclouer
The English translation of the French verb enclouer is “to nail.”
The infinitive form of enclouer is pronounced as “ahn-kloo-ay.”
Enclouer comes from the Old French word “enclouer” which means “to attach with a nail.” It is derived from the Latin word “clavus” which means “nail.”
In everyday French, enclouer is typically used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical situation or a polite request.
Examples of enclouer in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si je pouvais, j’enclouerais ces planches pour renforcer la clôture. (If I could, I would nail these planks to strengthen the fence.)
- Pourriez-vous m’aider à enclouer ce panneau sur le mur? (Could you help me nail this panel to the wall?)
- Ils encloueraient les affiches sur le panneau d’affichage s’ils avaient un marteau. (They would nail the posters to the bulletin board if they had a hammer.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of enclouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | enclouerais | Je enclouerais le clou. | I would hammer in the nail. |
tu | enclouerais | Tu enclouerais mieux. | You would hammer in better. |
il | enclouerait | Il enclouerait le bois. | He would hammer in the wood. |
elle | enclouerait | Elle enclouerait le marteau. | She would hammer in the hammer. |
on | enclouerait | On enclouerait avec force. | One would hammer in with force. |
nous | enclouerions | Nous enclouerions le mur. | We would hammer in the wall. |
vous | encloueriez | Vous encloueriez la planche. | You would hammer in the board. |
ils | encloueraient | Ils encloueraient le toit. | They would hammer in the roof. |
elles | encloueraient | Elles encloueraient le sol. | They would hammer in the ground. |
Other Conjugations for Enclouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enclouer
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Enclouer – 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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