Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Introduction to the verb adopter
The English translation of the French verb adopter is “to adopt.” It is pronounced as “uh-dop-tay.”
The word adopter comes from the Latin word “adoptare,” which means “to choose or take for oneself.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is a compound tense used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of how adopter is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense and their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu plus d’argent, j’aurais adopté un chien. (If I had had more money, I would have adopted a dog.)
- Nous serions allés à l’orphelinat si nous avions voulu adopter un enfant. (We would have gone to the orphanage if we had wanted to adopt a child.)
- Vous auriez dû adopter un régime plus sain pour être en meilleure santé. (You should have adopted a healthier diet to be in better health.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of adopter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais adopté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais adopté. | I would have adopted you. |
tu | aurais adopté | Tu aurais adopté plus tôt. | You would have adopted earlier. |
il | aurait adopté | Il aurait adopté un chat. | He would have adopted a cat. |
elle | aurait adopté | Elle aurait adopté un chien. | She would have adopted a dog. |
on | aurait adopté | On aurait adopté un enfant. | One would have adopted a child. |
nous | aurions adopté | Nous aurions adopté un bébé. | We would have adopted a baby. |
vous | auriez adopté | Vous auriez adopté un animal. | You would have adopted an animal. |
ils | auraient adopté | Ils auraient adopté un lapin. | They would have adopted a rabbit. |
elles | auraient adopté | Elles auraient adopté un chaton. | They (female) would have adopted a kitten. |
Other Conjugations for Adopter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adopter
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Adopter – 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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