Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Introduction to the verb améliorer
The English translation of the French verb améliorer is “to improve.” The infinitive form, améliorer, is pronounced “ah-may-lee-oh-ray.”
Améliorer comes from the Latin word “meliorare,” meaning “to make better.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical situation or action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of améliorer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais suivi ce cours, j’aurais amélioré mes compétences en informatique. (If I had taken this course, I would have improved my computer skills.)
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Il aurait amélioré son français s’il avait étudié à Paris pendant un an. (He would have improved his French if he had studied in Paris for a year.)
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Nous aurions amélioré notre communication si nous avions pris des cours de théâtre. (We would have improved our communication if we had taken acting classes.)
English translations:
- If I had taken this course, I would have improved my computer skills.
- He would have improved his French if he had studied in Paris for a year.
- We would have improved our communication if we had taken acting classes.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of améliorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais amélioré | Si j’avais plus de temps, je l’aurais amélioré. | If I had more time, I would have improved it. |
tu | aurais amélioré | Tu aurais amélioré ta recette. | You would have improved your recipe. |
il | aurait amélioré | Il aurait amélioré sa performance. | He would have improved his performance. |
elle | aurait amélioré | Elle aurait amélioré son niveau de français. | She would have improved her French level. |
on | aurait amélioré | On aurait amélioré notre méthode. | We would have improved our method. |
nous | aurions amélioré | Nous aurions amélioré l’économie du pays. | We would have improved the country’s economy. |
vous | auriez amélioré | Vous auriez amélioré votre situation. | You would have improved your situation. |
ils | auraient amélioré | Ils auraient amélioré leurs compétences. | They would have improved their skills. |
elles | auraient amélioré | Elles auraient amélioré leur apparence. | They (female) would have improved their appearance. |
Other Conjugations for Améliorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb améliorer
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Améliorer – 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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