Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Introduction to the verb attraper
The English translation of the French verb attraper is “to catch.” It is pronounced [a.tʁa.pe]. It is derived from the Latin word “attractare,” meaning “to draw towards.”
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Passé tense of attraper is used to express a hypothetical past action or event. It is often used to talk about something that could have happened differently in the past, but didn’t.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais été plus rapide, j’aurais attrapé le train. (If I had been faster, I would have caught the train.)
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Elle aurait attrapé le chat si elle n’avait pas eu peur de lui. (She would have caught the cat if she hadn’t been scared of it.)
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Nous aurions attrapé plus de poissons si nous avions pêché plus longtemps. (We would have caught more fish if we had fished longer.)
English translations:
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If I had been faster, I would have caught the train.
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She would have caught the cat if she hadn’t been scared of it.
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We would have caught more fish if we had fished longer.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of attraper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais attrapé | Si j’avais un filet, je t’aurais attrapé. | If I had a net, I would have caught you. |
tu | aurais attrapé | Tu aurais attrapé le ballon. | You would have caught the ball. |
il | aurait attrapé | Il aurait attrapé le chat. | He would have caught the cat. |
elle | aurait attrapé | Elle aurait attrapé le papillon. | She would have caught the butterfly. |
on | aurait attrapé | On aurait attrapé le voleur. | One would have caught the thief. |
nous | aurions attrapé | Nous aurions attrapé le poisson. | We would have caught the fish. |
vous | auriez attrapé | Vous auriez attrapé le train. | You would have caught the train. |
ils | auraient attrapé | Ils auraient attrapé le ballon. | They would have caught the ball. |
elles | auraient attrapé | Elles auraient attrapé les papillons. | They (female) would have caught the butterflies. |
Other Conjugations for Attraper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attraper
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Attraper – 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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