Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Introduction to the verb entrebâiller
The English translation of the French verb entrebâiller is “to half-open”. It is pronounced as “ahn-truh-bah-yay”.
Entrebâiller comes from the combination of the prefix “entre-” meaning “between” or “partially” and the verb “bâiller” meaning “to open”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the conditional past tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the conditional present tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Examples of entrebâiller in the conditional past tense:
1) Si j’avais su que tu étais malade, je t’aurais entrebâillé la porte pour te donner tes médicaments. (If I had known you were sick, I would have half-opened the door to give you your medicine.)
2) Ils seraient entrés si la porte s’était entrebâillée plus facilement. (They would have entered if the door had half-opened more easily.)
3) J’aurais entrebâillé la fenêtre si j’avais eu trop chaud. (I would have half-opened the window if I had been too hot.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of entrebâiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais entrebâillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais entrebâillé la porte. | I would have cracked the door open for you. |
tu | aurais entrebâillé | Tu aurais entrebâillé la fenêtre pour aérer la pièce. | You would have opened the window to let some air in. |
il | aurait entrebâillé | Il aurait entrebâillé la porte pour regarder à l’intérieur. | He would have slightly opened the door to look inside. |
elle | aurait entrebâillé | Elle aurait entrebâillé les volets pour laisser entrer la lumière. | She would have cracked the shutters to let in the light. |
on | aurait entrebâillé | On aurait entrebâillé la porte pour checker si quelqu’un était là. | One would have opened the door slightly to check if someone was there. |
nous | aurions entrebâillé | Nous aurions entrebâillé la porte pour voir ce qui se passait. | We would have opened the door a bit to see what was happening. |
vous | auriez entrebâillé | Vous auriez entrebâillé la fenêtre pour entendre la musique. | You would have cracked the window to hear the music. |
ils | auraient entrebâillé | Ils auraient entrebâillé la porte pour laisser passer un peu d’air. | They would have opened the door a bit to let some air in. |
elles | auraient entrebâillé | Elles auraient entrebâillé les rideaux pour regarder dehors. | They (female) would have pulled back the curtains to look outside. |
Other Conjugations for Entrebâiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrebâiller
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Entrebâiller – 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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