Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Introduction to the verb agrainer
The English translation of the French verb agrainer is “to thin out” or “to reduce the density”. The infinitive form is pronounced “ah-gran-ay”.
The word agrainer comes from the Old French word “agrain”, meaning “grain” or “seed”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which indicates a hypothetical or conditional action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of agrainer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais agrainé mon jardin avant l’arrivée de la pluie. (If I had known, I would have thinned out my garden before the rain arrived.)
- Elle aurait mieux fait d’agrainé ses cheveux avant la soirée. (She should have thinned out her hair before the party.)
- Nous aurions dû agrainer la sauce pour qu’elle soit moins épaisse. (We should have thinned out the sauce so it would be less thick.)
In all of these examples, agrainer is used to express a past action that did not actually happen, but would have been beneficial or necessary if it had. The word is also commonly used in gardening and agriculture contexts, where it refers to the act of thinning out plants or seeds to promote healthy growth.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of agrainer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais agrainé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais agrainé. | I would have spread grains on you. |
tu | aurais agrainé | Tu aurais agrainé plus tôt. | You would have spread grains earlier. |
il | aurait agrainé | Il aurait agrainé le champ. | He would have spread grains on the field. |
elle | aurait agrainé | Elle aurait agrainé le sol. | She would have spread grains on the ground. |
on | aurait agrainé | On aurait agrainé de l’avoine. | One would have spread oats. |
nous | aurions agrainé | Nous aurions agrainé le jardin. | We would have spread grains on the garden. |
vous | auriez agrainé | Vous auriez agrainé avec eux. | You would have spread grains with them. |
ils | auraient agrainé | Ils auraient agrainé les oiseaux. | They would have spread grains for the birds. |
elles | auraient agrainé | Elles auraient agrainé le poulailler. | They (female) would have spread grains on the chicken coop. |
Other Conjugations for Agrainer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb agrainer
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Agrainer – 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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