Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Introduction to the verb aspecter
The English translation of the French verb aspecter is “to expect”. The infinitive form, aspecter, is pronounced as “ah-spek-tay”.
Aspecter comes from the Latin verb “aspectare”, meaning “to look at, observe”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to express actions that would have happened in the past under certain conditions.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais aspecté ce cadeau. (If I had known, I would have expected this gift.)
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Nous aurions aspecté son retour plus tôt. (We would have expected his return earlier.)
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Tu aurais aspecté cette invitation, n’est-ce pas? (You would have expected this invitation, right?)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of aspecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais aspecté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais aspecté. | I would have inspected you. |
tu | aurais aspecté | Tu aurais aspecté plus tôt. | You would have inspected earlier. |
il | aurait aspecté | Il aurait aspecté les voitures. | He would have inspected the cars. |
elle | aurait aspecté | Elle aurait aspecté la maison. | She would have inspected the house. |
on | aurait aspecté | On aurait aspecté toutes les pièces. | One would have inspected all the rooms. |
nous | aurions aspecté | Nous aurions aspecté le bâtiment. | We would have inspected the building. |
vous | auriez aspecté | Vous auriez aspecté avec eux. | You would have inspected with them. |
ils | auraient aspecté | Ils auraient aspecté le chantier. | They would have inspected the construction site. |
elles | auraient aspecté | Elles auraient aspecté les documents. | They (female) would have inspected the documents. |
Other Conjugations for Aspecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb aspecter
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Aspecter – 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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