Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Introduction to the verb gommer
The English translation of the French verb gommer is “to erase” or “to remove.” It is pronounced as “goh-may” in the infinitive form.
The word gommer comes from the Old French word “gomme” meaning “rubber” or “eraser.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “gummi” meaning “rubber” or “chewing gum.” In everyday French, gommer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action in the past. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of gommer (gomme + é).
Here are three simple examples of how gommer is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais gommé mes erreurs, je n’aurais pas été renvoyé. (If I had erased my mistakes, I wouldn’t have been fired.)
- Tu aurais mieux fait de gommer tes fautes avant de rendre ta copie. (You should have erased your mistakes before handing in your paper.)
- Il aurait gommé le dessin avant de le montrer à sa mère. (He would have erased the drawing before showing it to his mother.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of gommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais gommé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais gommé. | I would have erased you. |
tu | aurais gommé | Tu aurais gommé plus tôt. | You would have erased earlier. |
il | aurait gommé | Il aurait gommé les fautes. | He would have erased the mistakes. |
elle | aurait gommé | Elle aurait gommé le tableau. | She would have erased the board. |
on | aurait gommé | On aurait gommé les dessins. | One would have erased the drawings. |
nous | aurions gommé | Nous aurions gommé en silence. | We would have erased in silence. |
vous | auriez gommé | Vous auriez gommé ensemble. | You would have erased together. |
ils | auraient gommé | Ils auraient gommé les tâches. | They would have erased the tasks. |
elles | auraient gommé | Elles auraient gommé le papier. | They (female) would have erased the paper. |
Other Conjugations for Gommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gommer
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Gommer – 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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