Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Introduction to the verb cajoler
The English translation of cajoler is “to cajole” or “to coax.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ka-jo-leh.”
Cajoler comes from the Old French word “cajoler,” which ultimately comes from the Latin word “gaviolo,” meaning “to chatter.”
In everyday French, cajoler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to talk about actions or events that would have occurred in the past, if certain conditions were met.
Examples of cajoler in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si tu m’avais cajolé, je serais venu avec toi. (If you had cajoled me, I would have come with you.)
- Nous aurions réussi si nous avions cajolé le directeur. (We would have succeeded if we had cajoled the director.)
- Vous auriez gagné la course si vous aviez cajolé votre cheval. (You would have won the race if you had coaxed your horse.)
In these examples, cajoler is used in the conditional past to express the possibility of a different outcome if a certain condition had been met.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cajoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cajolé | Si tu avais pleuré, je t’aurais cajolé. | If you had cried, I would have cajoled you. |
tu | aurais cajolé | Tu aurais cajolé ton chien. | You would have cajoled your dog. |
il | aurait cajolé | Il aurait cajolé sa petite soeur. | He would have cajoled his little sister. |
elle | aurait cajolé | Elle aurait cajolé son bébé. | She would have cajoled her baby. |
on | aurait cajolé | On aurait cajolé les enfants. | One would have cajoled the children. |
nous | aurions cajolé | Nous aurions cajolé le chat errant. | We would have cajoled the stray cat. |
vous | auriez cajolé | Vous auriez cajolé les invités. | You would have cajoled the guests. |
ils | auraient cajolé | Ils auraient cajolé leurs plantes. | They would have cajoled their plants. |
elles | auraient cajolé | Elles auraient cajolé leurs amis. | They (female) would have cajoled their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Cajoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cajoler
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Cajoler – 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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