Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Introduction to the verb effaner
The English translation of the French verb effaner is “to fan out” or “to spread out.” It is pronounced as “eh-fah-neh.”
Effaner comes from the Old French word “effaner,” which means “to untangle” or “to separate.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense.
Examples:
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Si j’avais effané mes cheveux, je les aurais laissés sécher à l’air libre. (If I had fanned out my hair, I would have let it air dry.)
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Tu aurais dû effaner les cartes avant de les mélanger. (You should have fanned out the cards before shuffling them.)
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Elle aurait effané les draps avant de les étendre au soleil. (She would have spread out the sheets before hanging them in the sun.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of effaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais effané | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais effané. | I would have fainted if I had known. |
tu | aurais effané | Tu aurais effané plus tôt. | You would have fainted earlier. |
il | aurait effané | Il aurait effané en voyant le sang. | He would have fainted at the sight of blood. |
elle | aurait effané | Elle aurait effané à cause de la chaleur. | She would have fainted because of the heat. |
on | aurait effané | On aurait effané à cette nouvelle. | One would have fainted at this news. |
nous | aurions effané | Nous aurions effané si nous avions vu ça. | We would have fainted if we had seen that. |
vous | auriez effané | Vous auriez effané en montant les escaliers. | You would have fainted while climbing the stairs. |
ils | auraient effané | Ils auraient effané à la vue de l’araignée. | They would have fainted at the sight of the spider. |
elles | auraient effané | Elles auraient effané à cause du manque de sommeil. | They (female) would have fainted because of lack of sleep. |
Other Conjugations for Effaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaner
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Effaner – 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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