Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Introduction to the verb canonner
The English translation of the French verb canonner is “to bombard” or “to shell.” It is pronounced as “cah-noh-nay” in its infinitive form.
Canonner comes from the Old French word “canon,” meaning “cannon.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action in the past.
Here are 3 examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si tu avais canoné la ville, beaucoup de dommages auraient été causés. (If you had shelled the city, a lot of damage would have been caused.)
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Nous aurions dû canonner les positions ennemies avant de lancer l’attaque. (We should have bombarded the enemy positions before launching the attack.)
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Ils auraient canoné la côte si les navires ennemis étaient arrivés. (They would have bombarded the coast if the enemy ships had arrived.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of canonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais canonné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais canonné. | I would have cannoned you. |
tu | aurais canonné | Tu aurais canonné l’ennemi. | You would have cannoned the enemy. |
il | aurait canonné | Il aurait canonné le château. | He would have cannoned the castle. |
elle | aurait canonné | Elle aurait canonné la plage. | She would have cannoned the beach. |
on | aurait canonné | On aurait canonné la ville. | One would have cannoned the city. |
nous | aurions canonné | Nous aurions canonné en mer. | We would have cannoned at sea. |
vous | auriez canonné | Vous auriez canonné depuis le bateau. | You would have cannoned from the boat. |
ils | auraient canonné | Ils auraient canonné le fort. | They would have cannoned the fort. |
elles | auraient canonné | Elles auraient canonné l’armée ennemie. | They (female) would have cannoned the enemy army. |
Other Conjugations for Canonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
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Canonner – 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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