Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Introduction to the verb canaliser
The English translation of the French verb canaliser is “to channel” or “to direct”. It is pronounced as “kah-nah-lee-zay” in its infinitive form.
Canaliser comes from the Latin word “canalis” meaning “channel” or “pipe”. Its use in French dates back to the 14th century. In everyday French, canaliser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which corresponds to the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express a past action that would have taken place if a certain condition had been fulfilled.
Here are three simple examples of how canaliser is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais suivi ses conseils, j’aurais pu canaliser ma colère. (If I had followed his advice, I could have channeled my anger.)
- Nous aurions dû canaliser nos dépenses pour économiser de l’argent. (We should have channeled our expenses to save money.)
- Elle aurait aimé canaliser ses talents vers une carrière artistique. (She would have liked to channel her talents towards an artistic career.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of canaliser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais canalisé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais canalisé. | I would have channeled you. |
tu | aurais canalisé | Tu aurais canalisé tes émotions. | You would have channeled your emotions. |
il | aurait canalisé | Il aurait canalisé son énergie. | He would have channeled his energy. |
elle | aurait canalisé | Elle aurait canalisé ses pensées. | She would have channeled her thoughts. |
on | aurait canalisé | On aurait canalisé notre créativité. | One would have channeled our creativity. |
nous | aurions canalisé | Nous aurions canalisé notre temps. | We would have channeled our time. |
vous | auriez canalisé | Vous auriez canalisé vos ressources. | You would have channeled your resources. |
ils | auraient canalisé | Ils auraient canalisé leur colère. | They would have channeled their anger. |
elles | auraient canalisé | Elles auraient canalisé leur énergie. | They (female) would have channeled their energy. |
Other Conjugations for Canaliser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canaliser
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Canaliser – 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
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