Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Introduction to the verb affronter
The English translation of the French verb affronter is “to confront” or “to face”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “ah-fron-tay”.
The word affronter comes from the Latin word “affrontare”, meaning “to confront” or “to challenge”. In everyday French, it is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais affronté mes peurs, je serais parti en voyage autour du monde. (If I had confronted my fears, I would have gone on a trip around the world.)
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Ils se seraient affrontés si elle n’était pas intervenue pour les calmer. (They would have confronted each other if she had not intervened to calm them down.)
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J’aurais affronté mes parents à propos de mon choix de carrière, mais je n’ai pas eu le courage. (I would have confronted my parents about my career choice, but I didn’t have the courage.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of affronter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais affronté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais affronté. | I would have confronted you. |
tu | aurais affronté | Tu aurais affronté plus tôt. | You would have confronted earlier. |
il | aurait affronté | Il aurait affronté son adversaire. | He would have confronted his opponent. |
elle | aurait affronté | Elle aurait affronté sa peur. | She would have faced her fear. |
on | aurait affronté | On aurait affronté le problème. | One would have faced the problem. |
nous | aurions affronté | Nous aurions affronté l’orage. | We would have confronted the storm. |
vous | auriez affronté | Vous auriez affronté le danger. | You would have faced the danger. |
ils | auraient affronté | Ils auraient affronté le conflit. | They would have confronted the conflict. |
elles | auraient affronté | Elles auraient affronté l’échec. | They (female) would have faced failure. |
Other Conjugations for Affronter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
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Affronter – 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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