Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Introduction to the verb abréger
The English translation of the French verb abréger is “to shorten” or “to abbreviate.” The infinitive form of abréger is pronounced ah-breh-zhay.
The term abréger comes from the Latin verb abbreviare, which means “to make brief.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three simple examples of abréger in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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J’aurais abrégé mon discours si j’avais su que tu étais pressé. (I would have shortened my speech if I had known you were in a hurry.)
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Il aurait abrégé son séjour en France s’il n’avait pas eu de problèmes de santé. (He would have cut short his stay in France if he hadn’t had health problems.)
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Nous aurions abrégé nos vacances si le temps avait été mauvais. (We would have abbreviated our vacation if the weather had been bad.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of abréger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais abrégé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais abrégé. | I would have shortened it for you. |
tu | aurais abrégé | Tu aurais abrégé le discours. | You would have shortened the speech. |
il | aurait abrégé | Il aurait abrégé le livre. | He would have shortened the book. |
elle | aurait abrégé | Elle aurait abrégé son voyage. | She would have shortened her trip. |
on | aurait abrégé | On aurait abrégé la réunion. | One would have shortened the meeting. |
nous | aurions abrégé | Nous aurions abrégé la route. | We would have shortened the journey. |
vous | auriez abrégé | Vous auriez abrégé la liste. | You would have shortened the list. |
ils | auraient abrégé | Ils auraient abrégé les articles. | They would have shortened the articles. |
elles | auraient abrégé | Elles auraient abrégé leurs études. | They (female) would have shortened their studies. |
Other Conjugations for Abréger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abréger
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Abréger – 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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