Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Introduction to the verb fortifier
The English translation of the French verb fortifier is “to strengthen” or “to fortify.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “for-ti-fee-yay.”
Fortifier comes from the Latin word “fortificare,” which means “to make strong” or “to fortify.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Three simple examples of fortifier in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais suivi ton conseil, j’aurais fortifié mon entreprise. (If I had followed your advice, I would have strengthened my company.)
- Elle aurait fortifié son amitié avec lui si elle avait eu plus de temps. (She would have fortified her friendship with him if she had more time.)
- Si tu avais pris les vitamines, tu n’aurais pas été aussi fatigué. (If you had taken your vitamins, you wouldn’t have been so tired.)
In each of these examples, fortifier is used to express an action that would have been done in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fortifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fortifié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais fortifié. | I would have fortified you. |
tu | aurais fortifié | Tu aurais fortifié tes défenses. | You would have fortified your defenses. |
il | aurait fortifié | Il aurait fortifié le château. | He would have fortified the castle. |
elle | aurait fortifié | Elle aurait fortifié son corps. | She would have fortified her body. |
on | aurait fortifié | On aurait fortifié nos positions. | One would have fortified our positions. |
nous | aurions fortifié | Nous aurions fortifié la ville. | We would have fortified the city. |
vous | auriez fortifié | Vous auriez fortifié vos armes. | You would have fortified your weapons. |
ils | auraient fortifié | Ils auraient fortifié leurs positions. | They would have fortified their positions. |
elles | auraient fortifié | Elles auraient fortifié la frontière. | They (female) would have fortified the border. |
Other Conjugations for Fortifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fortifier
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Fortifier – 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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