Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Introduction to the verb acculer
The English translation of the French verb acculer is “to corner” or “to back into a corner”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced ah-kew-lay.
Acculer comes from the Old French word “aculer” which means “to drive to the corner”. It is derived from the Latin word “colligere” which means “to gather together” or “to collect”. In everyday French, acculer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Example 1: Si tu m’avais écouté, je ne me serais pas retrouvé acculé à cette situation difficile. (If you had listened to me, I wouldn’t have ended up cornered in this difficult situation.)
Example 2: Il aurait dû partir plus tôt, maintenant il est acculé par le temps. (He should have left earlier, now he is cornered by time.)
Example 3: Si nous avions suivi le plan initial, nous n’aurions pas été acculés à réorganiser tout le projet. (If we had followed the initial plan, we wouldn’t have been forced to reorganize the entire project.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of acculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais acculé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais acculé contre le mur. | If I had known, I would have cornered you against the wall. |
tu | aurais acculé | Tu aurais acculé le chien. | You would have cornered the dog. |
il | aurait acculé | Il aurait acculé son adversaire. | He would have cornered his opponent. |
elle | aurait acculé | Elle aurait acculé son ami à la vérité. | She would have cornered her friend to the truth. |
on | aurait acculé | On aurait acculé l’équipe adverse. | One would have cornered the opposing team. |
nous | aurions acculé | Nous aurions acculé les criminels. | We would have cornered the criminals. |
vous | auriez acculé | Vous auriez acculé le suspect. | You would have cornered the suspect. |
ils | auraient acculé | Ils auraient acculé les voleurs. | They would have cornered the thieves. |
elles | auraient acculé | Elles auraient acculé le menteur. | They (female) would have cornered the liar. |
Other Conjugations for Acculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acculer
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Acculer – 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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