Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Introduction to the verb fourrager
The English translation of the French verb fourrager is “to forage” or “to rummage.” It is pronounced as “foor-rah-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word fourrager comes from the Old French word “forrage,” which means “fodder” or “animal feed.” It is derived from the Latin word “fodere,” meaning “to dig.” In everyday French, fourrager is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have happened in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Present tense and the past participle of fourrager, which is “fourragé.”
Here are 3 simple examples of fourrager in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu le temps, j’aurais fourragé dans mon grenier pour trouver cette vieille photo. (If I had had the time, I would have rummaged in my attic to find this old photo.)
- Tu aurais fourragé dans ta valise pour trouver ton passeport si je ne t’avais pas rappelé de le prendre. (You would have searched through your suitcase to find your passport if I hadn’t reminded you to take it.)
- Nous aurions fourragé dans les archives pour trouver des informations sur cet ancien bâtiment. (We would have foraged through the archives to find information about this old building.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fourrager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fourragé | Si j’avais plus de temps, je t’aurais fourragé | If I had more time, I would have rummaged through |
tu | aurais fourragé | Tu aurais fourragé dans la forêt. | You would have foraged in the forest. |
il | aurait fourragé | Il aurait fourragé dans les placards. | He would have rummaged through the closets. |
elle | aurait fourragé | Elle aurait fourragé dans son sac. | She would have searched through her bag. |
on | aurait fourragé | On aurait fourragé dans le grenier. | One would have rummaged through the attic. |
nous | aurions fourragé | Nous aurions fourragé dans les rues. | We would have scoured the streets. |
vous | auriez fourragé | Vous auriez fourragé dans les bois. | You would have searched in the woods. |
ils | auraient fourragé | Ils auraient fourragé dans la nature. | They would have foraged in nature. |
elles | auraient fourragé | Elles auraient fourragé dans leur jardin. | They (female) would have rummaged through their garden. |
Other Conjugations for Fourrager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fourrager
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Fourrager – 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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