Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Introduction to the verb activer
The English translation of activer is “to activate” and it is pronounced as “ahk-tee-vay”.
The language origin of activer can be traced back to the Latin word “activare”, meaning “to set in motion”. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the action of starting or operating something, or making something more active or lively.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, activer is used to express a hypothetical action that would have been completed in the past. For example:
- Si j’avais pu, j’aurais activé le système de sécurité avant de partir. (If I could have, I would have activated the security system before leaving.)
- Ils auraient activé la nouvelle fonctionnalité du logiciel s’ils avaient eu plus de temps. (They would have activated the new feature of the software if they had more time.)
- Tu aurais activé le mode silencieux si tu avais pensé à ton rendez-vous. (You would have activated the silent mode if you had remembered your appointment.)
These examples show how activer is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a past action that did not actually happen, but would have happened under certain conditions.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of activer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais activé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais activé. | I would have activated you. |
tu | aurais activé | Tu aurais activé le logiciel. | You would have activated the software. |
il | aurait activé | Il aurait activé le compte. | He would have activated the account. |
elle | aurait activé | Elle aurait activé le système. | She would have activated the system. |
on | aurait activé | On aurait activé la fonction. | One would have activated the function. |
nous | aurions activé | Nous aurions activé l’alarme. | We would have activated the alarm. |
vous | auriez activé | Vous auriez activé la connexion. | You would have activated the connection. |
ils | auraient activé | Ils auraient activé le dispositif. | They would have activated the device. |
elles | auraient activé | Elles auraient activé l’application. | They (female) would have activated the application. |
Other Conjugations for Activer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb activer
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Activer – 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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