Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Introduction to the verb effacer
The English translation of effacer is “to erase” or “to delete.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “eh-fa-say.”
Effacer comes from the Old French word “effacier,” which is derived from the Latin word “exfacere,” meaning “to efface or obliterate.” It is a regular -er verb in French.
In everyday French, effacer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express actions that would have been erased or deleted in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais effacé cette erreur. (If I had known, I would have erased this mistake.)
- Il aurait effacé toutes ses données avant de vendre son ordinateur. (He would have deleted all his data before selling his computer.)
- On aurait effacé toutes les traces du cambriolage avant l’arrivée de la police. (We would have erased all traces of the burglary before the police arrived.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of effacer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais effacé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais effacé la photo. | I would have deleted the photo. |
tu | aurais effacé | Tu aurais effacé le document. | You would have erased the document. |
il | aurait effacé | Il aurait effacé le tableau. | He would have erased the board. |
elle | aurait effacé | Elle aurait effacé le message. | She would have deleted the message. |
on | aurait effacé | On aurait effacé nos traces. | One would have erased our tracks. |
nous | aurions effacé | Nous aurions effacé toutes les données. | We would have deleted all the data. |
vous | auriez effacé | Vous auriez effacé vos fichiers. | You would have deleted your files. |
ils | auraient effacé | Ils auraient effacé toutes les preuves. | They would have erased all the evidence. |
elles | auraient effacé | Elles auraient effacé leurs historiques. | They (female) would have deleted their histories. |
Other Conjugations for Effacer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effacer
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Effacer – 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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