Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Introduction to the verb fusiller
The English translation of the French verb fusiller is “to shoot (someone) (with a firearm)”. It is pronounced as “fyoo-zee-yay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of fusiller can be traced back to the Latin word “fusilis”, meaning “portable”. In French, it was originally used in the context of firearms and gradually evolved to also mean “to shoot” or “to execute by firing squad”.
In everyday French, fusiller is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or future action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the conditionnel présent tense, followed by the past participle of fusiller.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais eu un fusil, j’aurais fusillé l’oiseau. (If I had had a gun, I would have shot the bird.)
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Tu aurais été fusillé si tu avais été capturé par l’ennemi. (You would have been shot if you had been captured by the enemy.)
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Ils auraient pu être fusillés s’ils n’avaient pas réussi à s’échapper. (They could have been shot if they had not managed to escape.)
Overall, fusiller is a strong and impactful verb that is often used in a serious and dramatic context in everyday French.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fusiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fusillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais fusillé. | I would have executed you if I had known. |
tu | aurais fusillé | Tu aurais fusillé l’ennemi. | You would have shot the enemy. |
il | aurait fusillé | Il aurait fusillé les prisonniers. | He would have shot the prisoners. |
elle | aurait fusillé | Elle aurait fusillé les traîtres. | She would have executed the traitors. |
on | aurait fusillé | On aurait fusillé sans pitié. | One would have shot without mercy. |
nous | aurions fusillé | Nous aurions fusillé les ennemis. | We would have executed the enemies. |
vous | auriez fusillé | Vous auriez fusillé les rebelles. | You would have shot the rebels. |
ils | auraient fusillé | Ils auraient fusillé les criminels. | They would have executed the criminals. |
elles | auraient fusillé | Elles auraient fusillé les traîtres. | They (female) would have executed the traitors. |
Other Conjugations for Fusiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fusiller
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Fusiller – 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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