Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Introduction to the verb autopsier
The English translation of the French verb autopsier is “to autopsy” or “to perform an autopsy.” It is pronounced as “oh-toh-pee-zee-eh.”
The word autopsier comes from the Greek words “autos” meaning “self” and “opsis” meaning “sight.” It is most often used in the medical field to refer to the examination of a body after death in order to determine the cause of death.
In everyday French, autopsier is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is equivalent to the English “would have + past participle.” This tense is used to talk about events that could have happened in the past, but did not actually occur.
Three examples of autopsier in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais fait l’autopsie, j’aurais découvert la véritable cause de la mort. (If I had performed the autopsy, I would have discovered the true cause of death.)
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Les médecins auraient dû autopsier le corps pour déterminer la nature de la maladie. (The doctors should have autopsied the body to determine the nature of the illness.)
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Tu aurais dû te faire autopsier après l’accident. (You should have had an autopsy after the accident.)
English translations:
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If I had performed the autopsy, I would have discovered the true cause of death.
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The doctors should have autopsied the body to determine the nature of the illness.
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You should have had an autopsy after the accident.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of autopsier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais autopsié | Si j’avais été médecin, je t’aurais autopsié. | If I had been a doctor, I would have autopsied you. |
tu | aurais autopsié | Tu aurais autopsié le corps. | You would have autopsied the body. |
il | aurait autopsié | Il aurait peut-être autopsié la victime. | He may have autopsied the victim. |
elle | aurait autopsié | Elle aurait autopsié l’animal. | She would have autopsied the animal. |
on | aurait autopsié | On aurait autopsié le cadavre. | One would have autopsied the corpse. |
nous | aurions autopsié | Nous aurions autopsié ensemble. | We would have autopsied together. |
vous | auriez autopsié | Vous auriez peut-être autopsié plus de personnes. | You may have autopsied more people. |
ils | auraient autopsié | Ils auraient autopsié les victimes. | They would have autopsied the victims. |
elles | auraient autopsié | Elles auraient autopsié les corps. | They (female) would have autopsied the bodies. |
Other Conjugations for Autopsier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autopsier
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Autopsier – 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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