Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Introduction to the verb adapter
The English translation of the French verb adapter is “to adapt.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced ah-dap-tey.
The word adapter comes from the Latin word adaptare, which means “to fit, adjust, or modify to suit a particular purpose.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or situation.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais adapté mon discours. (If I had known, I would have adapted my speech.)
- Nous aurions dû adapter notre stratégie pour réussir. (We should have adapted our strategy to succeed.)
- Vous auriez pu vous adapter à la nouvelle situation. (You could have adapted to the new situation.)
English translations:
- If I had known, I would have adapted my speech.
- We should have adapted our strategy to succeed.
- You could have adapted to the new situation.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of adapter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais adapté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais adapté. | I would have adapted to you. |
tu | aurais adapté | Tu aurais adapté plus tôt. | You would have adapted earlier. |
il | aurait adapté | Il aurait adapté sa méthode. | He would have adapted his method. |
elle | aurait adapté | Elle aurait adapté à la situation. | She would have adapted to the situation. |
on | aurait adapté | On aurait adapté notre plan. | One would have adapted our plan. |
nous | aurions adapté | Nous aurions adapté à la culture. | We would have adapted to the culture. |
vous | auriez adapté | Vous auriez adapté votre comportement. | You would have adapted your behavior. |
ils | auraient adapté | Ils auraient adapté leur stratégie. | They would have adapted their strategy. |
elles | auraient adapté | Elles auraient adapté leur discours. | They (female) would have adapted their speech. |
Other Conjugations for Adapter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adapter
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Adapter – 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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