Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Introduction to the verb effaroucher
The English translation of the French verb effaroucher is “to startle”, “to scare” or “to frighten”. The infinitive form is pronounced “eh-fah-roo-shay”.
Effaroucher comes from the Old French word “effocer”, meaning “to chase away” or “to scare away”. It is derived from the Latin word “exfacere” which means “to cause fear”. In everyday French, effaroucher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a past action that could have happened but did not.
Examples of effaroucher in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais crié, je les aurais effarouchés. (If I had shouted, I would have scared them away.)
- Nous aurions effarouché les chiens en marchant dans la forêt. (We would have startled the dogs by walking in the woods.)
- Tu aurais effarouché les oiseaux si tu avais fait du bruit. (You would have frightened the birds if you had made noise.)
English translations:
- If I had shouted, I would have scared them away.
- We would have startled the dogs by walking in the woods.
- You would have frightened the birds if you had made noise.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of effaroucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais effarouché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais effarouché. | I would have scared you. |
tu | aurais effarouché | Tu aurais effarouché les animaux. | You would have scared the animals. |
il | aurait effarouché | Il aurait effarouché les oiseaux. | He would have scared the birds. |
elle | aurait effarouché | Elle aurait effarouché le cheval. | She would have scared the horse. |
on | aurait effarouché | On aurait effarouché les enfants. | One would have scared the children. |
nous | aurions effarouché | Nous aurions effarouché les voisins. | We would have scared the neighbors. |
vous | auriez effarouché | Vous auriez effarouché tout le monde. | You would have scared everyone. |
ils | auraient effarouché | Ils auraient effarouché les touristes. | They would have scared the tourists. |
elles | auraient effarouché | Elles auraient effarouché les souris. | They (female) would have scared the mice. |
Other Conjugations for Effaroucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effaroucher
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Effaroucher – 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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