Sunday, January 5, 2020
The French Verb Conjugation of Causer (to Cause)
It seems obvious that the French verbà causerà would mean to cause. Yet, it has a double meaning and can also be used for to chat. This lesson in conjugatingà causerà to express caused or causing should be a pretty easy one, especially if youre familiar with similar words. Conjugatingà the French Verbà Causer Causerà is aà regular -ER verbà and that means it follows one of theà most common verb conjugation patterns. Once you learn the correct endings forà causer, you can apply those to words likeà cacherà (to hide) andà blesserà (to hurt), as well as many others. To learn these simple conjugations, study the chart and pair the subject pronoun with the appropriate tense. For example, I cause in the present tense is je cause and we will cause in the future tense is nous causerons. Its really that easy, but you have to remember the endings. Subject Present Future Imperfect je cause causerai causais tu causes causeras causais il cause causera causait nous causons causerons causions vous causez causerez causiez ils causent causeront causaient Tip:à Theà jeà present tense is used in the French expression à à cause de. This is a common way to say because of or due to. The Present Participle ofà Causer Used as a verb, adjective, gerund, or even a noun, theà present participleà of causerà is causant. Notice how this ending is a simple change from -erà to -ant. This change happens in almost every present participle youll come across. The Passà © Composà © and Past Participle For the past tense, you can also use the common French form known asà passà © composà ©. To do this, conjugate theà auxiliary verbà avoirà to match the subject, then add theà past participleà causà ©. As an example, I caused becomes jai causà © and we caused isà nous avons causà ©. Moreà Causerà Conjugations to Know As you expand your use of the French language, you may also have aà use for some of these conjugations. Its likely that youll only find theà passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive in formal writing. The other two are a bit more common. For instance, you will useà theà conditional verb mood when the action will only happen if something else happens; when its dependent on conditions. Likewise, theà subjunctive verb mood implies a degree of subjectivity or uncertainty to the action of causing. Withà causer, these may be particularly useful because causes are not always accurate or easy to define. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je cause causerais causai causasse tu causes causerais causas causasses il cause causerait causa caust nous causions causerions causmes causassions vous causiez causeriez caustes causassiez ils causent causeraient causrent causassent Should you wish to expressà causerà as an exclamation, use the imperative verb form. When doing so, skip the subject pronoun and use the verb alone:à causons rather than nous causons. Imperative (tu) cause (nous) causons (vous) causez
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