Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Introduction to the verb arnaquer
The English translation of the French verb arnaquer is “to scam” or “to swindle.” It is pronounced “ar-nah-kay.”
The word arnaquer comes from the French word “arnaque,” which means “scam.” Its origin is uncertain, but it is believed to come from the Arabic word “al-naqaha,” meaning “to deceive.”
In everyday French, arnaquer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a past hypothetical or uncertain action. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” followed by the past participle of arnaquer.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Si j’avais su que c’était un arnaqueur, je ne lui aurais pas donné mon argent. (If I had known he was a scammer, I wouldn’t have given him my money.)
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Nous aurions été arnaqués si nous n’avions pas vérifié les prix. (We would have been scammed if we hadn’t checked the prices.)
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Ils auraient perdu tout leur argent s’ils avaient continué à faire confiance à cet arnaqueur. (They would have lost all their money if they had continued to trust that scammer.)
In these sentences, the Conditionnel Passé is used to talk about a past hypothetical situation where someone was potentially or actually scammed.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of arnaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais arnaqué | J’aurais arnaqué si j’avais pu. | I would have scammed if I could have. |
tu | aurais arnaqué | Tu aurais arnaqué plus d’une fois. | You would have scammed more than once. |
il | aurait arnaqué | Il aurait arnaqué son patron. | He would have scammed his boss. |
elle | aurait arnaqué | Elle aurait arnaqué son ex. | She would have scammed her ex. |
on | aurait arnaqué | On aurait arnaqué les touristes. | One would have scammed the tourists. |
nous | aurions arnaqué | Nous aurions arnaqué nos voisins. | We would have scammed our neighbors. |
vous | auriez arnaqué | Vous auriez arnaqué cette entreprise. | You would have scammed this company. |
ils | auraient arnaqué | Ils auraient arnaqué l’État. | They would have scammed the government. |
elles | auraient arnaqué | Elles auraient arnaqué leurs clients. | They (female) would have scammed their clients. |
Other Conjugations for Arnaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arnaquer
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Arnaquer – 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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