Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Introduction to the verb essoucher
The English translation of the French verb essoucher is “to uproot,” or “to remove roots.” The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced as “eh-soo-shay.”
The word essoucher comes from the Old French word “essouche,” which means “stump.” It is derived from the Latin word “exsuccare,” which means “to suck out.” In everyday French, essoucher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a past hypothetical action or event.
Here are three simple examples of how essoucher is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense in everyday French, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais pu, j’aurais essouché cet arbre. (If I had been able to, I would have uprooted this tree.)
- Tu aurais dû essoucher cette mauvaise herbe avant qu’elle ne se propage. (You should have removed the roots of this weed before it spread.)
- Nous serions arrivés plus tôt si nous avions essouché notre chemin. (We would have arrived earlier if we had cleared our path of roots.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of essoucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais essouché | Si j’avais un arbre, je l’aurais essouché. | If I had a tree, I would have uprooted it. |
tu | aurais essouché | Tu aurais essouché l’arbre. | You would have uprooted the tree. |
il | aurait essouché | Il aurait essouché la souche. | He would have uprooted the stump. |
elle | aurait essouché | Elle aurait essouché la plante. | She would have uprooted the plant. |
on | aurait essouché | On aurait essouché les mauvaises herbes. | One would have pulled out the weeds. |
nous | aurions essouché | Nous aurions essouché les arbres. | We would have uprooted the trees. |
vous | auriez essouché | Vous auriez essouché le jardin. | You would have cleared the garden. |
ils | auraient essouché | Ils auraient essouché toutes les plantes. | They would have uprooted all the plants. |
elles | auraient essouché | Elles auraient essouché les mauvaises herbes. | They (female) would have pulled out the weeds. |
Other Conjugations for Essoucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essoucher
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Essoucher – 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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