Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Introduction to the verb essouffler
The English translation of the French verb essouffler is “to exhaust” or “to tire out.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-soo-flay.”
Essouffler comes from the Old French word “essouffler,” which means “to lose one’s breath” or “to become out of breath.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or speculative action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of essouffler used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais couru un marathon, je me serais essoufflé. (If I had run a marathon, I would have become exhausted.)
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Ils auraient été moins fatigués s’ils ne s’étaient pas essoufflés en montant les escaliers. (They would have been less tired if they hadn’t exhausted themselves climbing the stairs.)
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Tu aurais pu gagner la course si tu ne t’étais pas essoufflé au début. (You could have won the race if you hadn’t tired yourself out at the beginning.)
English translations:
- If I had run a marathon, I would have become exhausted.
- They would have been less tired if they hadn’t exhausted themselves climbing the stairs.
- You could have won the race if you hadn’t tired yourself out at the beginning.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of essouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais essoufflé | Si j’avais couru, j’aurais essoufflé. | I would have become out of breath if I had run. |
tu | aurais essoufflé | Tu aurais essoufflé en montant les escaliers. | You would have gotten out of breath while climbing the stairs. |
il | aurait essoufflé | Il aurait essoufflé en faisant du jogging. | He would have become out of breath while jogging. |
elle | aurait essoufflé | Elle aurait essoufflé en dansant. | She would have gotten out of breath while dancing. |
on | aurait essoufflé | On aurait essoufflé après cette marche. | One would have become out of breath after that walk. |
nous | aurions essoufflé | Nous aurions essoufflé en courant. | We would have gotten out of breath while running. |
vous | auriez essoufflé | Vous auriez essoufflé en jouant au football. | You would have gotten out of breath while playing soccer. |
ils | auraient essoufflé | Ils auraient essoufflé en escaladant la montagne. | They would have become out of breath while climbing the mountain. |
elles | auraient essoufflé | Elles auraient essoufflé en nageant. | They (female) would have gotten out of breath while swimming. |
Other Conjugations for Essouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb essouffler
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Essouffler – 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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