Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Introduction to the verb alimenter
The English translation of the French verb alimenter is “to feed” or “to supply.” It is pronounced “ah-lee-mon-tay.”
Alimenter comes from the Latin verb “alimentare,” meaning “to nourish” or “to feed.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or future action that would have been completed in the past.
Examples:
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Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais alimenté mon compte bancaire. (If I had won the lottery, I would have fed my bank account.)
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Il aurait mieux valu que tu aies alimenté les poissons avant de partir en vacances. (It would have been better if you had fed the fish before going on vacation.)
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Si nous avions eu assez d’argent, nous aurions alimenté tous les sans-abris de la ville. (If we had had enough money, we would have fed all the homeless people in the city.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of alimenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais alimenté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais alimenté le feu. | If I had known, I would have fueled the fire. |
tu | aurais alimenté | Tu aurais alimenté le chat. | You would have fed the cat. |
il | aurait alimenté | Il aurait alimenté la machine. | He would have powered the machine. |
elle | aurait alimenté | Elle aurait alimenté sa famille. | She would have fed her family. |
on | aurait alimenté | On aurait alimenté le groupe. | One would have nourished the group. |
nous | aurions alimenté | Nous aurions alimenté le restaurant. | We would have supplied the restaurant. |
vous | auriez alimenté | Vous auriez alimenté les clients. | You would have fed the customers. |
ils | auraient alimenté | Ils auraient alimenté le feu. | They would have fueled the fire. |
elles | auraient alimenté | Elles auraient alimenté les animaux. | They (female) would have fed the animals. |
Other Conjugations for Alimenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb alimenter
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Alimenter – 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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