Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Introduction to the verb figer
The English translation of the French verb figer is “to freeze” or “to solidify.” It is pronounced as “fee-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of figer can be traced back to the Latin word “figere,” meaning “to fix” or “to fasten.” In everyday French, figer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or imaginary past action.
Here are three simple examples of figer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, along with their translations in English:
- Si j’avais figé la glace, elle ne serait pas fondue maintenant. (If I had frozen the ice, it wouldn’t be melted now.)
- Tu aurais dû figer ces moments inoubliables en les prenant en photo. (You should have frozen these unforgettable moments by taking pictures of them.)
- Nous aurions figé le temps si nous avions pu. (We would have frozen time if we could have.)
In all these examples, figer is used to express a past action that could have happened, but didn’t actually occur. It is often used in a figurative sense, such as “freezing a moment” or “fixing a memory.”
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of figer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais figé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais figé le temps. | If I had known, I would have frozen time. |
tu | aurais figé | Tu aurais figé la situation. | You would have frozen the situation. |
il | aurait figé | Il aurait figé devant la caméra. | He would have frozen in front of the camera. |
elle | aurait figé | Elle aurait figé en entendant la nouvelle. | She would have frozen upon hearing the news. |
on | aurait figé | On aurait figé de peur. | One would have frozen in fear. |
nous | aurions figé | Nous aurions figé la scène. | We would have frozen the scene. |
vous | auriez figé | Vous auriez figé le mouvement. | You would have frozen the movement. |
ils | auraient figé | Ils auraient figé devant la beauté du paysage. | They would have frozen in front of the beauty of the landscape. |
elles | auraient figé | Elles auraient figé les prix. | They (female) would have frozen prices. |
Other Conjugations for Figer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb figer
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Figer – 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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