Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Introduction to the verb breveter
The English translation of the French verb breveter is “to patent.” It is pronounced “bruh-vuh-tey” in its infinitive form.
The word “breveter” comes from the Latin word “brevetare” meaning “to give a brief summary.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to talk about hypothetical situations in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais pu breveter mon invention, je serais riche aujourd’hui. (If I had been able to patent my invention, I would be rich today.)
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Il aurait dû breveter sa découverte, mais il a choisi de la partager avec le monde. (He should have patented his discovery, but he chose to share it with the world.)
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Si tu avais breveté cette idée, elle ne serait pas devenue si populaire. (If you had patented this idea, it wouldn’t have become so popular.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of breveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais breveté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais breveté. | I would have patented you. |
tu | aurais breveté | Tu aurais breveté cette invention. | You would have patented that invention. |
il | aurait breveté | Il aurait breveté son produit. | He would have patented his product. |
elle | aurait breveté | Elle aurait breveté sa découverte. | She would have patented her discovery. |
on | aurait breveté | On aurait breveté ce concept. | One would have patented this concept. |
nous | aurions breveté | Nous aurions breveté ensemble. | We would have patented together. |
vous | auriez breveté | Vous auriez breveté ce logiciel. | You would have patented this software. |
ils | auraient breveté | Ils auraient breveté cette technologie. | They would have patented this technology. |
elles | auraient breveté | Elles auraient breveté cette méthode. | They (female) would have patented this method. |
Other Conjugations for Breveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb breveter
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Breveter – 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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