Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Introduction to the verb aboyer
The English translation of the French verb aboyer is “to bark.” It is pronounced “ah-bwah-yay.”
The word aboyer comes from the Old French word “abaiier,” which means “to bark” or “to cry.” It is derived from the Latin word “badius,” meaning “barking” or “yapping.”
In everyday French, aboyer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action or event. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb, “avoir,” followed by the past participle of the main verb (aboyé).
Three simple examples of aboyer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais entendu le chien aboyer, j’aurais su qu’il y avait quelqu’un dans le jardin. (If I had heard the dog barking, I would have known that someone was in the garden.)
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Nous aurions pu dormir si le voisin n’avait pas laissé son chien aboyer toute la nuit. (We could have slept if the neighbor had not let his dog bark all night.)
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Ils auraient été surpris si leur chien avait aboyé en voyant le voleur. (They would have been surprised if their dog had barked upon seeing the thief.)
English translations:
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If I had heard the dog barking, I would have known that someone was in the garden.
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We could have slept if the neighbor had not let his dog bark all night.
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They would have been surprised if their dog had barked upon seeing the thief.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of aboyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais aboyé | Si j’avais un chien, je l’aurais aboyé. | If I had a dog, I would have barked at it. |
tu | aurais aboyé | Tu aurais aboyé plus fort. | You would have barked louder. |
il | aurait aboyé | Il aurait aboyé toute la nuit. | He would have barked all night long. |
elle | aurait aboyé | Elle aurait aboyé après le facteur. | She would have barked at the mailman. |
on | aurait aboyé | On aurait aboyé pour rien. | One would have barked for no reason. |
nous | aurions aboyé | Nous aurions aboyé en choeur. | We would have barked together. |
vous | auriez aboyé | Vous auriez aboyé avec le chien du voisin. | You would have barked with the neighbor’s dog. |
ils | auraient aboyé | Ils auraient aboyé à la lune. | They would have barked at the moon. |
elles | auraient aboyé | Elles auraient aboyé après les chats. | They (female) would have barked at the cats. |
Other Conjugations for Aboyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aboyer
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Aboyer – 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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