Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Introduction to the verb esquinter
The English translation of the French verb esquinter is “to damage” or “to ruin.” The infinitive form is pronounced “eskɛ̃te.”
The word esquinter comes from the Old French word “esquinter,” which meant “to tire out.” It can be traced back to the Latin word “exquies,” meaning “rest.” In modern French, esquinter is most often used in reference to physical or material damage, but it can also be used figuratively to describe emotional or mental damage.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, esquinter is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle esquinté to express a hypothetical past action or event. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Si j’avais pris soin de ma voiture, je ne l’aurais pas esquintée. (If I had taken care of my car, I wouldn’t have damaged it.)
- Il aurait mieux valu ne pas esquinter la salle avant le concert. (It would have been better not to have ruined the room before the concert.)
- Si tu avais mangé moins de bonbons, tu n’aurais pas esquinté ton régime. (If you had eaten fewer sweets, you wouldn’t have ruined your diet.)
The infinitive form of the verb, esquinter, can also be used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical action or event, for example: Si nous avions écouté ses conseils, nous n’aurions pas esquinté notre relation. (If we had listened to his advice, we wouldn’t have damaged our relationship.)
Overall, esquinter is a versatile verb that is commonly used in everyday French to describe various types of damage.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of esquinter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais esquinté | Si j’avais su, je l’aurais esquinté. | If I had known, I would have damaged it. |
tu | aurais esquinté | Tu aurais esquinté ce vase. | You would have broken this vase. |
il | aurait esquinté | Il aurait esquinté sa voiture. | He would have damaged his car. |
elle | aurait esquinté | Elle aurait esquinté ses chaussures. | She would have ruined her shoes. |
on | aurait esquinté | On aurait esquinté la porte. | One would have damaged the door. |
nous | aurions esquinté | Nous aurions esquinté la table. | We would have damaged the table. |
vous | auriez esquinté | Vous auriez esquinté les fleurs. | You would have ruined the flowers. |
ils | auraient esquinté | Ils auraient esquinté le miroir. | They would have damaged the mirror. |
elles | auraient esquinté | Elles auraient esquinté la voiture. | They (female) would have damaged the car. |
Other Conjugations for Esquinter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquinter
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Esquinter – 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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