Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Introduction to the verb autodéterminer
The English translation of the French verb autodéterminer is “to determine oneself” or “to decide for oneself”. It is pronounced as “oh-toh-day-tay-mee-nay”.
The word autodéterminer comes from the French prefix “auto-” meaning “self” and the verb “déterminer” meaning “to determine”. It is most often used in every day French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Examples:
- Si j’avais suivi mon cœur, je me serais autodéterminé et j’aurais voyagé autour du monde. (If I had followed my heart, I would have determined myself and travelled around the world.)
- Elle m’avait promis de m’aider, mais elle ne l’a pas fait. Si elle s’était autodéterminée, les choses auraient été différentes. (She had promised to help me, but she didn’t. If she had determined herself, things would have been different.)
- Vous auriez dû vous autodéterminer plus tôt, maintenant il est trop tard pour changer d’avis. (You should have decided for yourself earlier, now it’s too late to change your mind.)
In these examples, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to express a missed opportunity or a different outcome if the person had determined themselves differently. It is often used in a reflective or regretful tone.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of autodéterminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais autodéterminé(e) | Si j’avais su, je me serais autodéterminé(e). | I would have self-determined myself. |
tu | te serais autodéterminé(e) | Tu te serais autodéterminé(e) plus tôt. | You would have self-determined yourself earlier. |
il | se serait autodéterminé | Il se serait autodéterminé du film. | He would have self-determined himself about the movie. |
elle | se serait autodéterminé(e) | Elle se serait autodéterminé(e) à sa mère. | She would have self-determined herself to her mother. |
on | se serait autodéterminé(e) | On se serait autodéterminé(e) de tout ça. | One would have self-determined itself about all of that. |
nous | nous serions autodéterminé(e)s | Nous nous serions autodéterminé(e)s en français. | We would have self-determined ourselves in French. |
vous | vous seriez autodéterminé(e)(s) | Vous vous seriez autodéterminé(e)(s) avec eux. | You would have self-determined yourself with them. |
ils | se seraient autodéterminés | Ils se seraient autodéterminés de politique. | They would have self-determined themselves about politics. |
elles | se seraient autodéterminées | Elles se seraient autodéterminées à leurs amis. | They (female) would have self-determined themselves to their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Autodéterminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autodéterminer
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Autodéterminer – 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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