Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Introduction to the verb caresser
The English translation of the French verb caresser is “to caress.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kah-ress-ay.”
Caresser comes from the Old French word “caresse,” which means “caress” or “endearment.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “carus,” meaning “dear” or “beloved.”
In everyday French, caresser is most often used in the Conditional Perfect tense (Conditionnel Passé) to express a possible action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of caresser in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais vu le chien, je l’aurais caressé. (If I had seen the dog, I would have caressed it.)
- Elle lui aurait caressé les cheveux si elle l’avait vu. (She would have caressed his hair if she had seen him.)
- Nous l’aurions caressé si nous avions su qu’il était blessé. (We would have caressed him if we had known he was injured.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of caresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais caressé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais caressé. | I would have caressed you. |
tu | aurais caressé | Tu aurais caressé le chat. | You would have pet the cat. |
il | aurait caressé | Il aurait caressé sa femme. | He would have caressed his wife. |
elle | aurait caressé | Elle aurait caressé son bébé. | She would have caressed her baby. |
on | aurait caressé | On aurait caressé les chiens. | One would have pet the dogs. |
nous | aurions caressé | Nous aurions caressé les chevaux. | We would have pet the horses. |
vous | auriez caressé | Vous auriez caressé vos amis. | You would have caressed your friends. |
ils | auraient caressé | Ils auraient caressé les animaux. | They would have pet the animals. |
elles | auraient caressé | Elles auraient caressé leurs chats. | They (female) would have pet their cats. |
Other Conjugations for Caresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caresser
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Caresser – 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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