Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Introduction to the verb arriérer
The English translation of the French verb arriérer is “to delay/to fall behind.” It is pronounced “ah-ree-air-ay.”
Arriérer comes from the Old French word “arriere,” meaning “back” or “behind.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations, are:
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Si tu avais travaillé plus dur, tu n’aurais pas été arriéré dans ton projet. (If you had worked harder, you would not have fallen behind in your project.)
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Nous aurions fini à l’heure si le train n’avait pas été arriéré. (We would have finished on time if the train had not been delayed.)
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Ils se seraient lancés dans l’entreprise plus tôt s’ils n’avaient pas été arriérés par des problèmes financiers. (They would have started the business earlier if they had not been held back by financial issues.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of arriérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais arriéré | Si j’avais su, je me serais arriéré. | If I had known, I would have fallen behind. |
tu | aurais arriéré | Tu te serais arriéré sans mon aide. | You would have fallen behind without my help. |
il | aurait arriéré | Il aurait arriéré sa voiture. | He would have moved his car backwards. |
elle | aurait arriéré | Elle aurait arriéré son cheval. | She would have reined in her horse. |
on | aurait arriéré | On aurait arriéré la production. | One would have slowed down production. |
nous | aurions arriéré | Nous aurions arriéré notre voyage. | We would have delayed our trip. |
vous | auriez arriéré | Vous auriez arriéré le projet. | You would have set back the project. |
ils | auraient arriéré | Ils auraient arriéré les travaux. | They would have slowed down the work. |
elles | auraient arriéré | Elles auraient arriéré leurs activités. | They (female) would have fallen behind in their activities. |
Other Conjugations for Arriérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arriérer
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Arriérer – 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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