Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Introduction to the verb acquitter
The English translation of the French verb acquitter is “to acquit” or “to clear someone of guilt”. It is pronounced as “ah-kee-tay”.
The word acquitter is derived from the Latin word “ad-” meaning “to” and “quietus” meaning “quiet”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or imaginary action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais été l’avocat de défense, j’aurais acquitté l’accusé.
Translation: If I had been the defense lawyer, I would have acquitted the accused. -
Elle aurait été condamnée à tort si le vrai coupable avait été acquitté.
Translation: She would have been wrongly convicted if the real culprit had been acquitted. -
S’ils avaient été acquittés, ils n’auraient pas été en prison pendant toutes ces années.
Translation: If they had been acquitted, they wouldn’t have been in prison all these years.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of acquitter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais acquitté | Si j’avais été innocent, je m’aurais acquitté. | If I had been innocent, I would have acquitted myself. |
tu | aurais acquitté | Tu aurais acquitté la dette. | You would have paid off the debt. |
il | aurait acquitté | Il aurait acquitté les accusés. | He would have acquitted the accused. |
elle | aurait acquitté | Elle aurait acquitté ses dettes. | She would have paid off her debts. |
on | aurait acquitté | On aurait dû s’acquitter de cette tâche. | One should have completed this task. |
nous | aurions acquitté | Nous aurions acquitté nos dettes. | We would have paid off our debts. |
vous | auriez acquitté | Vous auriez acquitté les frais. | You would have covered the expenses. |
ils | auraient acquitté | Ils auraient acquitté leur peine. | They would have served their sentence. |
elles | auraient acquitté | Elles auraient acquitté les factures. | They (female) would have paid the bills. |
Other Conjugations for Acquitter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acquitter
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Acquitter – 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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