Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Introduction to the verb chlorer
The English translation of the French verb chlorer is “to chlorinate.” It is pronounced “klo-ray” in the infinitive form.
The word chlorer is derived from the Greek word “khloros” meaning “pale green,” which refers to the color of chlorine gas. In French, it is most often used in the context of water treatment or cleaning products, where chlorine is commonly used to disinfect and purify.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, chlorer is used to express a conditional action that would have happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si j’avais su que l’eau était contaminée, j’aurais chloré la piscine avant de la laisser les enfants y nager. (If I had known the water was contaminated, I would have chlorinated the pool before letting the children swim in it.)
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Il aurait fallu qu’on chlorât l’eau du robinet avant de la boire. (We should have chlorinated the tap water before drinking it.)
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Si on avait chloré l’eau de la rivière, on n’aurait pas eu une épidémie de choléra. (If we had chlorinated the river water, we wouldn’t have had a cholera epidemic.)
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If I had known that the water was contaminated, I would have chlorinated the pool before letting the children swim in it.
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We should have chlorinated the tap water before drinking it.
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If we had chlorinated the river water, we wouldn’t have had a cholera epidemic.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chlorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chloré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chloré. | I would have chlorinated you. |
tu | aurais chloré | Tu aurais chloré plus tôt. | You would have chlorinated earlier. |
il | aurait chloré | Il aurait chloré la piscine. | He would have chlorinated the pool. |
elle | aurait chloré | Elle aurait chloré le linge. | She would have chlorinated the laundry. |
on | aurait chloré | On aurait chloré l’eau potable. | One would have chlorinated the drinking water. |
nous | aurions chloré | Nous aurions chloré en sécurité. | We would have chlorinated safely. |
vous | auriez chloré | Vous auriez chloré avec eux. | You would have chlorinated with them. |
ils | auraient chloré | Ils auraient chloré les plantes. | They would have chlorinated the plants. |
elles | auraient chloré | Elles auraient chloré la piscine. | They (female) would have chlorinated the pool. |
Other Conjugations for Chlorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chlorer
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Chlorer – 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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