Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Introduction to the verb gargouiller
The English translation of the French verb gargouiller is “to gargle” or “to gurgle.” It is pronounced as “gar-gwee-yay.”
Gargouiller comes from the Old French word “gargouillier,” which means “to gurgle” or “to rumble.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “gargula,” meaning “gargoyle.”
In everyday French, gargouiller is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais mangé trop de nourriture épicée, mon estomac aurait gargouillé toute la nuit. (If I had eaten too much spicy food, my stomach would have gurgled all night.)
- S’il n’avait pas bu autant de soda, il n’aurait pas gargouillé tout le temps. (If he hadn’t drunk so much soda, he wouldn’t have gurgled all the time.)
- Si nous avions été à la plage hier, nous aurions entendu les vagues gargouiller. (If we had been at the beach yesterday, we would have heard the waves gurgle.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of gargouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais gargouillé | Si j’avais mangé trop, je me serais gargouillé. | If I had eaten too much, I would have rumbled. |
tu | aurais gargouillé | Tu aurais gargouillé si tu avais bu du lait. | You would have rumbled if you had drunk milk. |
il | aurait gargouillé | Il aurait gargouillé après avoir mangé la nourriture épicée. | He would have rumbled after eating the spicy food. |
elle | aurait gargouillé | Elle aurait gargouillé si elle avait mangé trop de bonbons. | She would have rumbled if she had eaten too many candies. |
on | aurait gargouillé | On aurait gargouillé si on avait mangé trop de fast food. | One would have rumbled if one had eaten too much fast food. |
nous | aurions gargouillé | Nous aurions gargouillé lors de ce pique-nique. | We would have rumbled during this picnic. |
vous | auriez gargouillé | Vous auriez gargouillé si vous aviez mangé trop de crêpes. | You would have rumbled if you had eaten too many crepes. |
ils | auraient gargouillé | Ils auraient gargouillé s’ils avaient mangé cette soupe. | They would have rumbled if they had eaten this soup. |
elles | auraient gargouillé | Elles auraient gargouillé si elles avaient mangé trop de glaces. | They (female) would have rumbled if they had eaten too many ice cream. |
Other Conjugations for Gargouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gargouiller
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Gargouiller – 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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