Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Introduction to the verb engamer
The English translation of the French verb engamer is “to involve” or “to engage”. It is pronounced as “ahn-gah-may”.
The origin of the word “engamer” can be traced back to the Old French word “engaimer” which means “to deceive or entrap”. It is derived from the Latin word “ingannare” which also means “to deceive”. In modern French, the verb engamer is often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or conditional action. This tense is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient to the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of engamer being used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si je gagnais à la loterie, j’engamerais mes amis dans un voyage autour du monde.
(If I won the lottery, I would involve my friends in a trip around the world.) -
Si tu étais plus organisé, tu n’engamerais pas tes collègues dans tes problèmes de dernière minute.
(If you were more organized, you wouldn’t involve your colleagues in your last-minute problems.) -
S’ils avaient plus de temps, ils engameraient leur famille dans l’organisation de leur mariage.
(If they had more time, they would involve their family in organizing their wedding.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of engamer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | engamerais | Je engamerais la situation. | I would tackle the situation. |
tu | engamerais | Tu engamerais avec prudence. | You would handle with caution. |
il | engamerait | Il engamerait son adversaire. | He would take advantage of his opponent. |
elle | engamerait | Elle engamerait le défi. | She would take on the challenge. |
on | engamerait | On engamerait les épreuves. | One would tackle the challenges. |
nous | engamerions | Nous engamerions le projet. | We would tackle the project. |
vous | engameriez | Vous engameriez la mission. | You would tackle the mission. |
ils | engameraient | Ils engameraient la crise. | They would handle the crisis. |
elles | engameraient | Elles engameraient le problème. | They would tackle the problem. |
Other Conjugations for Engamer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engamer
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Engamer – 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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