Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Introduction to the verb cogiter
The English translation of the French verb cogiter is “to think deeply” or “to ponder.” It is pronounced as “koh-zhee-teh.”
Cogiter comes from the Latin verb “cogitare,” which means “to think” or “to consider.” It entered the French language in the 16th century. In everyday French, cogiter is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express an action that would have been thought about or pondered in the past. It is also used to express a hypothetical situation or a future possibility.
Here are three examples of cogiter used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais cogité sur cette décision plus longtemps. (If I had known, I would have thought deeply about this decision for longer.)
- Nous aurions pu éviter cette erreur si nous avions cogité plus tôt. (We could have avoided this mistake if we had thought deeply about it earlier.)
- Si tu avais accepté mon conseil, tu n’aurais pas eu à cogiter autant. (If you had taken my advice, you wouldn’t have had to think so much.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cogiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cogité | Si j’avais su, j’aurais cogité. | I would have thought about it. |
tu | aurais cogité | Tu aurais cogité plus tôt. | You would have thought about it earlier. |
il | aurait cogité | Il aurait bien cogité. | He would have thought about it well. |
elle | aurait cogité | Elle aurait cogité toute la nuit. | She would have thought about it all night. |
on | aurait cogité | On aurait cogité à cette idée. | One would have thought about that idea. |
nous | aurions cogité | Nous aurions cogité avant d’agir. | We would have thought before acting. |
vous | auriez cogité | Vous auriez cogité ensemble. | You would have thought together. |
ils | auraient cogité | Ils auraient cogité un bon moment. | They would have thought for a while. |
elles | auraient cogité | Elles auraient cogité en silence. | They (female) would have thought in silence. |
Other Conjugations for Cogiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogiter
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Cogiter – 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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