Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Introduction to the verb fossoyer
The English translation of the French verb fossoyer is “to dig graves”. It is pronounced as “fuh-swah-yay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of fossoyer can be traced back to the Old French word “fossoie”, which means “grave” or “tomb”. It comes from the Latin word “fossor”, which means “digger” or “excavator”.
In everyday French, fossoyer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses actions that would have happened in the past under certain conditions. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of fossoyer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais fossoyé une tombe pour mes parents. (If I had won the lottery, I would have dug a grave for my parents.)
- Ils auraient fossoyé les corps des soldats tombés au combat. (They would have dug graves for the bodies of the soldiers fallen in battle.)
- Elle aurait fossoyé profondément pour trouver le trésor caché. (She would have dug deep to find the hidden treasure.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fossoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fossayé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais fossayé. | I would have dug you up. |
tu | aurais fossayé | Tu aurais fossayé plus tôt. | You would have dug earlier. |
il | aurait fossayé | Il aurait fossayé le sol. | He would have dug the ground. |
elle | aurait fossayé | Elle aurait fossayé la tombe. | She would have dug the grave. |
on | aurait fossayé | On aurait fossayé toute la nuit. | One would have dug all night. |
nous | aurions fossayé | Nous aurions fossayé ensemble. | We would have dug together. |
vous | auriez fossayé | Vous auriez fossayé avec nous. | You would have dug with us. |
ils | auraient fossayé | Ils auraient fossayé les fondations. | They would have dug the foundations. |
elles | auraient fossayé | Elles auraient fossayé leurs propres tombes. | They (female) would have dug their own graves. |
Other Conjugations for Fossoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fossoyer
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Fossoyer – 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
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