Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Introduction to the verb chanceler
The English translation of the French verb chanceler is “to stagger” or “to waver”. It is pronounced “shahn-se-leh”.
The word chanceler comes from the Old French word “chancel”, meaning “to waver” or “to hesitate”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is commonly used to express a past hypothetical or conditional action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of chanceler in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations are:
- Si j’avais bu plus de vin, j’aurais chancelé en rentrant chez moi. (If I had drunk more wine, I would have staggered on my way home.)
- Tu aurais chancelé si tu avais marché sur cette glace. (You would have wavered if you had walked on this ice.)
- Elle aurait chancelé si elle avait su la vérité. (She would have hesitated if she had known the truth.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chanceler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chancelé | Si j’avais bu, j’aurais chancelé. | If I had drunk, I would have staggered. |
tu | aurais chancelé | Tu aurais chancelé sur tes talons. | You would have wobbled on your heels. |
il | aurait chancelé | Il aurait chancelé en marchant. | He would have stumbled while walking. |
elle | aurait chancelé | Elle aurait chancelé après avoir couru. | She would have stumbled after running. |
on | aurait chancelé | On aurait chancelé sur le bateau. | One would have swayed on the boat. |
nous | aurions chancelé | Nous aurions chancelé en dansant. | We would have stumbled while dancing. |
vous | auriez chancelé | Vous auriez chancelé de fatigue. | You would have staggered from tiredness. |
ils | auraient chancelé | Ils auraient chancelé en courant. | They would have wobbled while running. |
elles | auraient chancelé | Elles auraient chancelé en portant les sacs. | They (female) would have staggered while carrying the bags. |
Other Conjugations for Chanceler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanceler
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Chanceler – 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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