Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Introduction to the verb enquêter
The English translation of the French verb enquêter is “to investigate” or “to inquire”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-keh-teh”.
The word enquêter comes from the French word “enquête”, which means “inquiry” or “investigation”. It ultimately comes from the Latin word “inquaerere”, meaning “to seek”. This verb is commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express actions that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of enquêter in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais enquêté sur cette affaire. (If I had more time, I would have investigated this case.)
- Nous aurions pu trouver des réponses si nous avions enquêté plus tôt. (We could have found answers if we had investigated earlier.)
- Si vous aviez été plus prudent, vous n’auriez pas eu besoin d’enquêter sur cette erreur. (If you had been more careful, you wouldn’t have needed to investigate this mistake.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of enquêter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais enquêté | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais enquêté. | If I had more time, I would have investigated. |
tu | aurais enquêté | Tu aurais enquêté sur cette affaire. | You would have investigated this case. |
il | aurait enquêté | Il aurait enquêté sur le vol. | He would have investigated the theft. |
elle | aurait enquêté | Elle aurait enquêté sur le meurtre. | She would have investigated the murder. |
on | aurait enquêté | On aurait enquêté sur cette affaire. | One would have investigated this case. |
nous | aurions enquêté | Nous aurions enquêté dans le quartier. | We would have investigated in the neighborhood. |
vous | auriez enquêté | Vous auriez enquêté avec nous. | You would have investigated with us. |
ils | auraient enquêté | Ils auraient enquêté sur ces disparitions. | They would have investigated these disappearances. |
elles | auraient enquêté | Elles auraient enquêté sur ces meurtres. | They (female) would have investigated these murders. |
Other Conjugations for Enquêter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enquêter
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Enquêter – 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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