Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Introduction to the verb encourager
The English translation of the French verb encourager is “to encourage.” It is pronounced as “ahn-koo-ra-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word encourager comes from the French word “encouragement,” which is derived from the Latin word “cor” meaning heart. In everyday French, encourager is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a future action that is dependent on a certain condition being met.
Examples:
- Si tu étudiais plus, je t’encouragerais à poursuivre tes rêves. (If you studied more, I would encourage you to pursue your dreams.)
- Nous les encouragerions à prendre des risques pour atteindre leurs objectifs. (We would encourage them to take risks to achieve their goals.)
- Si elle avait plus de confiance en elle, elle s’encouragerait à parler en public. (If she had more confidence in herself, she would encourage herself to speak in public.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of encourager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encouragerais | Je encouragerais mon équipe. | I would encourage my team. |
tu | encouragerais | Tu encouragerais tes amis. | You would encourage your friends. |
il | encouragerait | Il encouragerait les enfants. | He would encourage the children. |
elle | encouragerait | Elle encouragerait ses élèves. | She would encourage her students. |
on | encouragerait | On encouragerait le changement. | One would encourage change. |
nous | encouragerions | Nous encouragerions la paix. | We would encourage peace. |
vous | encourageriez | Vous encourageriez la diversité. | You would encourage diversity. |
ils | encourageraient | Ils encourageraient l’innovation. | They would encourage innovation. |
elles | encourageraient | Elles encourageraient leurs collègues. | They would encourage their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Encourager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encourager
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Encourager – 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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