Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Introduction to the verb congratuler
The English translation of the French verb congratuler is “to congratulate.” The infinitive form, congratuler, is pronounced as “kohn-grah-tew-lay.”
The word congratuler comes from the Latin verb congratulari, which means “to wish joy” or “to rejoice together.” In everyday French, congratuler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si tu avais gagné la course, je t’aurais félicité. (If you had won the race, I would have congratulated you.)
- Nous aurions congratulé Pierre pour son mariage s’il avait invité. (We would have congratulated Pierre on his wedding if he had invited us.)
- Vous auriez dû les féliciter pour leur succès. (You should have congratulated them on their success.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of congratuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais félicité | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais félicité. | I would have congratulated you. |
tu | aurais félicité | Tu aurais félicité ton ami. | You would have congratulated your friend. |
il | aurait félicité | Il aurait félicité son équipe. | He would have congratulated his team. |
elle | aurait félicité | Elle aurait félicité sa sœur. | She would have congratulated her sister. |
on | aurait félicité | On aurait félicité les gagnants. | One would have congratulated the winners. |
nous | aurions félicité | Nous aurions félicité en personne. | We would have congratulated in person. |
vous | auriez félicité | Vous auriez félicité avec vos amis. | You would have congratulated with your friends. |
ils | auraient félicité | Ils auraient félicité les athlètes. | They would have congratulated the athletes. |
elles | auraient félicité | Elles auraient félicité les diplômées. | They (female) would have congratulated the graduates. |
Other Conjugations for Congratuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congratuler
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Congratuler – 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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