Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Introduction to the verb attester
The English translation of the French verb attester is “to attest” or “to certify.” It is pronounced /a.tɛs.te/.
The word attester comes from the Latin word attestari, which means “to bear witness.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a conditional action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu le temps, j’aurais attesté ton document. (If I had had the time, I would have attested your document.)
- Nous serions arrivés à temps si le médecin avait attesté notre retard. (We would have arrived on time if the doctor had certified our delay.)
- Si tu avais été là, tu aurais pu attester ma version des faits. (If you had been there, you could have corroborated my version of events.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of attester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais attesté | Si j’avais eu le document, je l’aurais attesté. | If I had the document, I would have attested it. |
tu | aurais attesté | Tu aurais attesté la véracité de l’information. | You would have certified the accuracy of the information. |
il | aurait attesté | Il aurait attesté les faits. | He would have attested to the facts. |
elle | aurait attesté | Elle aurait attesté sa signature. | She would have attested her signature. |
on | aurait attesté | On aurait attesté la validité du contrat. | One would have certified the validity of the contract. |
nous | aurions attesté | Nous aurions attesté nos compétences. | We would have certified our skills. |
vous | auriez attesté | Vous auriez attesté votre accord. | You would have certified your agreement. |
ils | auraient attesté | Ils auraient attesté leur présence. | They would have certified their presence. |
elles | auraient attesté | Elles auraient attesté leur innocence. | They (female) would have certified their innocence. |
Other Conjugations for Attester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attester
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Attester – 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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