Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Introduction to the verb consommer
The English translation of the French verb consommer is “to consume”. It is pronounced as “kon-soh-may” in the infinitive form.
The word “consommer” comes from the Latin word “consummare”, which means “to complete” or “to finish”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a past event that would have happened if a certain condition had been met.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais assez d’argent, j’aurais consommé plus de vin lors de la fête. (If I had enough money, I would have consumed more wine at the party.)
- Nous aurions consommé moins de sucre si nous avions su que c’était mauvais pour la santé. (We would have consumed less sugar if we had known it was bad for our health.)
- Ils auraient consommé tous les légumes si vous ne les aviez pas décongelés. (They would have consumed all the vegetables if you hadn’t defrosted them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of consommer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais consommé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais consommé moins. | If I had known, I would have consumed less. |
tu | aurais consommé | Tu aurais consommé autre chose. | You would have consumed something else. |
il | aurait consommé | Il aurait consommé plus de légumes. | He would have consumed more vegetables. |
elle | aurait consommé | Elle aurait consommé du vin rouge. | She would have consumed red wine. |
on | aurait consommé | On aurait consommé toute la nourriture. | One would have consumed all the food. |
nous | aurions consommé | Nous aurions consommé local. | We would have consumed local food. |
vous | auriez consommé | Vous auriez consommé avec plaisir. | You would have consumed with pleasure. |
ils | auraient consommé | Ils auraient consommé du fromage. | They would have consumed cheese. |
elles | auraient consommé | Elles auraient consommé des desserts. | They (female) would have consumed desserts. |
Other Conjugations for Consommer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb consommer
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Consommer – 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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