Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Introduction to the verb endêver
The English translation of the French verb endêver is “to strive” or “to endeavor”. It is pronounced as “ahn-day-vair” in its infinitive form.
The word “endêver” comes from the Old French verb “andevoir”, which is derived from the Latin word “invidere” meaning “to envy” or “to look upon with malice”. Over time, the meaning of the word shifted to its current use as “to strive” or “to endeavor”.
In everyday French, the verb endêver is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express actions that would happen or conditions that would be true under certain circumstances.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’endêverais de voyager. (If I had more time, I would strive to travel.)
- Nous endêverions d’être plus patients si nous étions dans une situation différente. (We would strive to be more patient if we were in a different situation.)
- Vous endêveriez de réussir si vous aviez les bonnes ressources à votre disposition. (You would strive to succeed if you had the right resources at your disposal.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of endêver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | endêverais | Je endêverais de réussir. | I would strive to succeed. |
tu | endêverais | Tu endêverais d’aider. | You would strive to help. |
il | endêverait | Il endêverait de se calmer. | He would strive to calm down. |
elle | endêverait | Elle endêverait de s’amuser. | She would strive to have fun. |
on | endêverait | On endêverait de trouver un compromis. | One would strive to find a compromise. |
nous | endêverions | Nous endêverions de voyager. | We would strive to travel. |
vous | endêveriez | Vous endêveriez d’apprendre. | You would strive to learn. |
ils | endêveraient | Ils endêveraient de gagner. | They would strive to win. |
elles | endêveraient | Elles endêveraient de se détendre. | They would strive to relax. |
Other Conjugations for Endêver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endêver
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Endêver – 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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