Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Introduction to the verb cadancher
The English translation of the French verb cadancher is “to falter” or “to hesitate.” It is pronounced as “kah-dahn-shay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word cadancher can be traced back to the Old French word “cadanchier,” which means “to give up” or “to abandon.” Over time, the meaning of the word evolved to its current definition of “to falter” or “to hesitate.”
In everyday French, the verb cadancher is commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses the idea of something that “would have” happened 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 su, je n’aurais pas cadanché et je serais parti avec toi. (If I had known, I wouldn’t have hesitated and I would have left with you.)
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Tu aurais peut-être réussi si tu n’avais pas cadanché à la dernière minute. (You might have succeeded if you hadn’t faltered at the last minute.)
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Ils auraient gagné le match s’ils n’avaient pas cadanché dans les dernières minutes. (They would have won the game if they hadn’t faltered in the last few minutes.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cadancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cadanché | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, je t’aurais cadanché. | I would have hurried if I had more time. |
tu | aurais cadanché | Tu aurais cadanché si tu avais couru plus vite. | You would have rushed if you had run faster. |
il | aurait cadanché | Il aurait cadanché pour arriver à l’heure. | He would have hurried to arrive on time. |
elle | aurait cadanché | Elle aurait cadanché pour ne pas manquer le train. | She would have rushed to not miss the train. |
on | aurait cadanché | On aurait cadanché si on avait su que c’était urgent. | One would have hurried if one had known it was urgent. |
nous | aurions cadanché | Nous aurions cadanché pour finir le travail avant la deadline. | We would have hurried to finish the work before the deadline. |
vous | auriez cadanché | Vous auriez cadanché si vous aviez vu la course. | You would have rushed if you had seen the race. |
ils | auraient cadanché | Ils auraient cadanché si le bus était arrivé plus tôt. | They would have hurried if the bus had arrived earlier. |
elles | auraient cadanché | Elles auraient cadanché si elles avaient eu plus d’énergie. | They (female) would have rushed if they had had more energy. |
Other Conjugations for Cadancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadancher
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Cadancher – 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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