Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Introduction to the verb empoussiérer
The English translation of the French verb empoussiérer is “to dust off” or “to remove dust”. It is pronounced as ahn-poo-see-eh-reh.
The word empoussiérer comes from the combination of the prefix “en-” meaning “to put on” and the word “poussière” meaning “dust”. It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais empoussiéré les étagères, elles seraient restées propres. (If I had dusted off the shelves, they would have stayed clean.)
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Nous aurions empoussiéré la maison avant l’arrivée de nos invités. (We would have dusted off the house before our guests arrived.)
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Tu aurais dû empoussiérer tes meubles avant de les vendre. (You should have dusted off your furniture before selling them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of empoussiérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais empoussiéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais empoussiéré la maison. | I would have dusted the house. |
tu | aurais empoussiéré | Tu aurais empoussiéré les meubles. | You would have dusted the furniture. |
il | aurait empoussiéré | Il aurait empoussiéré les étagères. | He would have dusted the shelves. |
elle | aurait empoussiéré | Elle aurait empoussiéré les livres. | She would have dusted the books. |
on | aurait empoussiéré | On aurait empoussiéré toutes les surfaces. | One would have dusted all the surfaces. |
nous | aurions empoussiéré | Nous aurions empoussiéré la maison ensemble. | We would have dusted the house together. |
vous | auriez empoussiéré | Vous auriez empoussiéré le bureau. | You would have dusted the desk. |
ils | auraient empoussiéré | Ils auraient empoussiéré toutes les pièces. | They would have dusted all the rooms. |
elles | auraient empoussiéré | Elles auraient empoussiéré leurs affaires. | They (female) would have dusted their belongings. |
Other Conjugations for Empoussiérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb empoussiérer
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Empoussiérer – 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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