Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Introduction to the verb articuler
The English translation of the French verb articuler is “to articulate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ar-tee-koo-lay.”
The word “articuler” comes from the Latin word “articulare,” which means “to divide into joints.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to describe an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of “articuler” used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi des cours de théâtre, j’aurais mieux articulé mes mots. (If I had taken acting classes, I would have articulated my words better.)
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Si tu avais mangé plus lentement, tu n’aurais pas articulé de travers. (If you had eaten more slowly, you wouldn’t have mispronounced.)
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S’ils avaient fait leurs exercices de diction, ils auraient articulé correctement pendant la pièce de théâtre. (If they had done their diction exercises, they would have articulated properly during the play.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of articuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais articulé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais articulé. | I would have articulated to you. |
tu | aurais articulé | Tu aurais articulé plus tôt. | You would have articulated earlier. |
il | aurait articulé | Il aurait articulé ses pensées. | He would have articulated his thoughts. |
elle | aurait articulé | Elle aurait articulé ses idées. | She would have articulated her ideas. |
on | aurait articulé | On aurait articulé une solution. | One would have articulated a solution. |
nous | aurions articulé | Nous aurions articulé notre projet. | We would have articulated our project. |
vous | auriez articulé | Vous auriez articulé avec eux. | You would have articulated with them. |
ils | auraient articulé | Ils auraient articulé leur point de vue. | They would have articulated their point of view. |
elles | auraient articulé | Elles auraient articulé leur opinion. | They (female) would have articulated their opinion. |
Other Conjugations for Articuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb articuler
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Articuler – 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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