Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Introduction to the verb camoufler
The English translation of the French verb camoufler is “to camouflage.” It is pronounced as “kah-moo-flay.”
The word camoufler comes from the French word camouflage, which was originally used in military contexts to refer to the act of concealing troops or equipment to blend in with their surroundings and avoid detection by the enemy. The word is derived from the Italian word camuffare, which means “to disguise.”
In everyday French, camoufler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses actions that would have taken place under certain conditions in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais su que l’ennemi allait attaquer, j’aurais camouflé notre position. (If I had known that the enemy was going to attack, I would have camouflaged our position.)
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Nous aurions dû camoufler notre voiture pour qu’elle ne se fasse pas remarquer. (We should have camouflaged our car so that it wouldn’t stand out.)
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Si vous aviez camouflé votre identité, vous n’auriez pas été découverts par la police. (If you had camouflaged your identity, you wouldn’t have been discovered by the police.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of camoufler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais camouflé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais camouflé. | I would have disguised you. |
tu | aurais camouflé | Tu aurais camouflé le secret. | You would have hidden the secret. |
il | aurait camouflé | Il aurait camouflé son visage. | He would have disguised his face. |
elle | aurait camouflé | Elle aurait camouflé ses intentions. | She would have concealed her intentions. |
on | aurait camouflé | On aurait camouflé la vérité. | One would have covered up the truth. |
nous | aurions camouflé | Nous aurions camouflé nos traces. | We would have covered our tracks. |
vous | auriez camouflé | Vous auriez camouflé votre présence. | You would have concealed your presence. |
ils | auraient camouflé | Ils auraient camouflé leur identité. | They would have disguised their identity. |
elles | auraient camouflé | Elles auraient camouflé leur but. | They (female) would have concealed their purpose. |
Other Conjugations for Camoufler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camoufler
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Camoufler – 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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