Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Introduction to the verb acérer
The English translation of the French verb acérer is “to sharpen” or “to intensify.” It is pronounced “ah-seh-ray.”
The word acérer comes from the Latin word “acer” which means “sharp.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Example 1: Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais acéré mes compétences en langue. (If I had had more time, I would have sharpened my language skills.)
Example 2: Il aurait mieux fallu acérer notre stratégie avant de lancer le projet. (We should have intensified our strategy before launching the project.)
Example 3: J’aurais volontiers acéré mes talents de cuisinier si j’avais suivi des cours de cuisine. (I would have gladly sharpened my cooking skills if I had taken cooking classes.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of acérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais acéré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais acéré. | I would have sharpened you. |
tu | aurais acéré | Tu aurais acéré plus tôt. | You would have sharpened earlier. |
il | aurait acéré | Il aurait acéré la lame. | He would have sharpened the blade. |
elle | aurait acéré | Elle aurait acéré le couteau. | She would have sharpened the knife. |
on | aurait acéré | On aurait acéré le couteau. | One would have sharpened the knife. |
nous | aurions acéré | Nous aurions acéré nos couteaux. | We would have sharpened our knives. |
vous | auriez acéré | Vous auriez acéré vos couteaux. | You would have sharpened your knives. |
ils | auraient acéré | Ils auraient acéré leurs couteaux. | They would have sharpened their knives. |
elles | auraient acéré | Elles auraient acéré leurs couteaux. | They (female) would have sharpened their knives. |
Other Conjugations for Acérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acérer
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Acérer – 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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