Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Introduction to the verb allaiter
The English translation of the French verb allaiter is “to breastfeed.” It is pronounced ah-lay-tay and the infinitive form is allaiter.
The word allaiter comes from the Latin word “alere” which means “to nourish.” It was borrowed into Old French as “alaitier” and eventually evolved into “allaiter” in modern French. In everyday French, the verb allaiter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense, to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past under certain conditions.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais eu plus de lait maternel, j’aurais allaité mon bébé plus longtemps. (If I had had more breast milk, I would have breastfed my baby longer.)
- Elle aurait allaité son fils si elle n’avait pas été malade. (She would have breastfed her son if she hadn’t been sick.)
- Ils auraient allaité leur fille si elle n’avait pas eu d’allergies alimentaires. (They would have breastfed their daughter if she hadn’t had food allergies.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of allaiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais allaité | Si j’avais eu un bébé, je l’aurais allaité. | If I had had a baby, I would have breastfed it. |
tu | aurais allaité | Tu aurais allaité plus longtemps. | You would have breastfed longer. |
il | aurait allaité | Il aurait allaité son enfant. | He would have breastfed his child. |
elle | aurait allaité | Elle aurait allaité son bébé. | She would have breastfed her baby. |
on | aurait allaité | On aurait allaité ensemble. | We would have breastfed together. |
nous | aurions allaité | Nous aurions allaité nos bébés. | We would have breastfed our babies. |
vous | auriez allaité | Vous auriez allaité vos jumeaux. | You would have breastfed your twins. |
ils | auraient allaité | Ils auraient allaité leurs enfants. | They would have breastfed their children. |
elles | auraient allaité | Elles auraient allaité leurs bébés. | They (females) would have breastfed their babies. |
Other Conjugations for Allaiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allaiter
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Allaiter – 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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