Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Introduction to the verb escarmoucher
The English translation of the French verb escarmoucher is “to skirmish.” It is pronounced as “es-kar-moo-shay.”
The language origin of escarmoucher can be traced back to the Old French word “escarmouche” which meant “small battle.” It comes from the Italian word “scaramuccia” which also means “skirmish.” In everyday French, escarmoucher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense which expresses a conditional action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of escarmoucher in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si nous avions escarmouché avec eux, nous aurions perdu la bataille. (If we had skirmished with them, we would have lost the battle.)
- Ils m’ont dit qu’ils auraient escarmouché avec les ennemis s’ils en avaient eu l’occasion. (They told me they would have skirmished with the enemies if they had the opportunity.)
- Je me demande ce qui se serait passé si nous n’avions pas escarmouché. (I wonder what would have happened if we hadn’t skirmished.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of escarmoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais escarmouché | Si j’avais été là, j’aurais escarmouché avec eux. | If I had been there, I would have skirmished with them. |
tu | aurais escarmouché | Tu aurais escarmouché contre l’ennemi. | You would have skirmished against the enemy. |
il | aurait escarmouché | Il aurait escarmouché tout seul. | He would have skirmished alone. |
elle | aurait escarmouché | Elle aurait escarmouché en utilisant son épée. | She would have skirmished using her sword. |
on | aurait escarmouché | On aurait escarmouché dans la forêt. | One would have skirmished in the forest. |
nous | aurions escarmouché | Nous aurions escarmouché avec nos amis. | We would have skirmished with our friends. |
vous | auriez escarmouché | Vous auriez escarmouché contre l’armée ennemie. | You would have skirmished against the enemy army. |
ils | auraient escarmouché | Ils auraient escarmouché dans la cour de l’école. | They would have skirmished in the schoolyard. |
elles | auraient escarmouché | Elles auraient escarmouché en secret. | They (female) would have skirmished in secret. |
Other Conjugations for Escarmoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escarmoucher
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Escarmoucher – 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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