Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Introduction to the verb encorner
The English translation of the French verb encorner is “to corner” or “to encounter.”
The infinitive form of encorner is pronounced as “ahn-kor-nay.”
The word encorner comes from the Old French word “encorn,” which means “to put horns on.” It is derived from the Latin word “in” meaning “in” and “cornu” meaning “horn.”
In everyday French, encorner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about a hypothetical or imaginary situation that could have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of using encorner in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais suivi la même route, j’aurais encorné un chevreuil. (If I had taken the same road, I would have encountered a deer.)
- Nous aurions encorné des difficultés si nous n’avions pas été bien préparés. (We would have encountered difficulties if we had not been well prepared.)
- Si vous aviez continué à marcher, vous auriez encorné un groupe de randonneurs. (If you had kept walking, you would have encountered a group of hikers.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of encorner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais encorné | Si j’avais été plus rapide, je t’aurais encorné. | If I had been faster, I would have hit you with my horn. |
tu | aurais encorné | Tu aurais encorné le taureau. | You would have butted the bull. |
il | aurait encorné | Il aurait encorné le matador. | He would have gored the matador. |
elle | aurait encorné | Elle aurait encorné le torero. | She would have spiked the torero. |
on | aurait encorné | On aurait encorné le taureau. | One would have gored the bull. |
nous | aurions encorné | Nous aurions encorné le taureau. | We would have gored the bull. |
vous | auriez encorné | Vous auriez encorné le toro. | You would have horned the bull. |
ils | auraient encorné | Ils auraient encorné les taureaux. | They would have gored the bulls. |
elles | auraient encorné | Elles auraient encorné les toros. | They (female) would have horned the bulls. |
Other Conjugations for Encorner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encorner
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Encorner – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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