Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Introduction to the verb balayer
The English translation of the French verb balayer is “to sweep.” It is pronounced as bah-leh-yeh.
Balayer is derived from the Old French word “balaiier,” which comes from the Latin word “bāliāre” meaning “to sweep.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of sweeping or cleaning a surface with a broom.
The Conditionnel Passé tense, also known as the Conditional Perfect, is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the conditional tense followed by the past participle of the verb. It is used to talk about actions that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three examples of balayer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais un balai, j’aurais balayé le sol. (If I had a broom, I would have swept the floor.)
- Il aurait balayé la cour s’il n’avait pas plu. (He would have swept the yard if it hadn’t rained.)
- Nous serions rentrés plus tôt si nous avions balayé la maison avant de partir. (We would have come back earlier if we had swept the house before leaving.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of balayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais balayé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais balayé. | I would have swept for you. |
tu | aurais balayé | Tu aurais balayé plus tôt. | You would have swept earlier. |
il | aurait balayé | Il aurait balayé le sol. | He would have swept the floor. |
elle | aurait balayé | Elle aurait balayé la terrasse. | She would have swept the terrace. |
on | aurait balayé | On aurait balayé la rue. | One would have swept the street. |
nous | aurions balayé | Nous aurions balayé la maison. | We would have swept the house. |
vous | auriez balayé | Vous auriez balayé avec eux. | You would have swept with them. |
ils | auraient balayé | Ils auraient balayé la cour. | They would have swept the yard. |
elles | auraient balayé | Elles auraient balayé les feuilles. | They (female) would have swept the leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Balayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
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Balayer – 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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