Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Introduction to the verb catéchiser
The English translation of the French verb catéchiser is “to catechize.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ka-teh-shee-zay.”
Catéchiser has its origins in the Latin word “catechizare,” which means “to teach” or “to instruct.” It was adopted into French in the late 16th century and is mainly used in religious contexts.
In everyday French, catéchiser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain past action.
Examples:
- Si j’avais été plus jeune, je t’aurais catéchisé moi-même. (If I had been younger, I would have catechized you myself.)
- Ils auraient catéchisé les enfants si l’église avait été ouverte. (They would have catechized the children if the church had been open.)
- Si tu avais suivi les cours de catéchisme, tu n’aurais pas été aussi ignorant sur la religion. (If you had attended the catechism classes, you wouldn’t have been so ignorant about religion.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of catéchiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais catéchisé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais catéchisé. | I would have catechized you. |
tu | aurais catéchisé | Tu aurais catéchisé plus tôt. | You would have catechized earlier. |
il | aurait catéchisé | Il aurait catéchisé les enfants. | He would have catechized the children. |
elle | aurait catéchisé | Elle aurait catéchisé les nouveaux élèves. | She would have catechized the new students. |
on | aurait catéchisé | On aurait catéchisé la communauté. | One would have catechized the community. |
nous | aurions catéchisé | Nous aurions catéchisé ensemble. | We would have catechized together. |
vous | auriez catéchisé | Vous auriez catéchisé à l’église. | You would have catechized at church. |
ils | auraient catéchisé | Ils auraient catéchisé les adultes. | They would have catechized the adults. |
elles | auraient catéchisé | Elles auraient catéchisé les jeunes filles. | They (female) would have catechized the young girls. |
Other Conjugations for Catéchiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catéchiser
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Catéchiser – 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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