Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Introduction to the verb câliner
The English translation of the French verb câliner is “to cuddle” or “to hug”. It is pronounced as “kah-lee-nei”.
The language origin of câliner can be traced back to the Old French word “calin” meaning “to caress” or “to hug”. It also has roots in the Latin word “calere” which means “to be warm”.
In everyday French, câliner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have occurred in the past. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of câliner.
3 examples of câliner used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations are:
- Si j’avais eu un chien quand j’étais jeune, je l’aurais câliné tous les jours. (If I had had a dog when I was young, I would have cuddled it every day.)
- Il aurait été tellement heureux si tu l’avais câliné après sa mauvaise journée. (He would have been so happy if you had cuddled him after his bad day.)
- Nous serions restés au lit toute la journée si nous avions pu câliner sans interruption. (We would have stayed in bed all day if we could have cuddled without interruption.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of câliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais câliné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais câliné. | I would have cuddled you. |
tu | aurais câliné | Tu aurais câliné plus tôt. | You would have cuddled earlier. |
il | aurait câliné | Il aurait câliné son chien. | He would have hugged his dog. |
elle | aurait câliné | Elle aurait câliné sa sœur. | She would have cuddled her sister. |
on | aurait câliné | On aurait câliné les enfants. | One would have cuddled the children. |
nous | aurions câliné | Nous aurions câliné les chats. | We would have cuddled the cats. |
vous | auriez câliné | Vous auriez câliné avec eux. | You would have cuddled with them. |
ils | auraient câliné | Ils auraient câliné leurs amis. | They would have hugged their friends. |
elles | auraient câliné | Elles auraient câliné leurs chiens. | They (female) would have cuddled their dogs. |
Other Conjugations for Câliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb câliner
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Câliner – 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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