Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Introduction to the verb controverser
The English translation of the French verb controverser is “to debate” or “to argue.”
In French, the infinitive form of controverser is pronounced “kohn-truh-ver-say.”
The verb controverser comes from the Latin word “controversia,” meaning “dispute” or “controversy.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical situation in the past.
Examples:
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Si j’avais su qu’il ne fallait pas controverser avec lui, je ne l’aurais pas fait. (If I had known that I shouldn’t argue with him, I wouldn’t have done it.)
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Elle aurait préféré ne pas controverser avec son collègue, mais elle n’avait pas le choix. (She would have preferred not to argue with her colleague, but she didn’t have a choice.)
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Nous aurions pu éviter cette dispute si nous n’avions pas controversé sur ce sujet sensible. (We could have avoided this argument if we hadn’t debated about this sensitive topic.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of controverser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais controversé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais controversé la décision. | I would have debated the decision. |
tu | aurais controversé | Tu aurais controversé avec lui. | You would have argued with him. |
il | aurait controversé | Il aurait controversé l’opinion publique. | He would have debated public opinion. |
elle | aurait controversé | Elle aurait controversé ses théories. | She would have disputed her theories. |
on | aurait controversé | On aurait controversé l’idée. | One would have disputed the idea. |
nous | aurions controversé | Nous aurions controversé en classe. | We would have debated in class. |
vous | auriez controversé | Vous auriez controversé cette loi. | You would have challenged this law. |
ils | auraient controversé | Ils auraient controversé leur point de vue. | They would have argued their point of view. |
elles | auraient controversé | Elles auraient controversé la décision. | They (female) would have debated the decision. |
Other Conjugations for Controverser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controverser
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Controverser – 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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