Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Introduction to the verb canoniser
The English translation of the French verb canoniser is “to canonize.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ka-no-nee-zay.”
The word canoniser comes from the Latin word “canonizare,” meaning “to list in a canon.” In French, it is used to mean the official recognition of someone as a saint by the Catholic Church.
In everyday French, canoniser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si le pape avait décidé de le canoniser, il serait aujourd’hui le saint patron de notre ville. (If the pope had decided to canonize him, he would be the patron saint of our city today.)
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Nous aurions été très émus s’il avait été canonisé de son vivant. (We would have been very moved if he had been canonized during his lifetime.)
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Si elle avait continué à vivre, elle aurait pu être canonisée pour ses actions charitables. (If she had continued to live, she could have been canonized for her charitable actions.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of canoniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais canonisé | Si j’avais été pape, je t’aurais canonisé. | If I had been pope, I would have canonized you. |
tu | aurais canonisé | Tu aurais canonisé ta grand-mère. | You would have canonized your grandmother. |
il | aurait canonisé | Il aurait canonisé des saints. | He would have canonized some saints. |
elle | aurait canonisé | Elle aurait canonisé sa mère. | She would have canonized her mother. |
on | aurait canonisé | On aurait canonisé le nouveau saint. | One would have canonized the new saint. |
nous | aurions canonisé | Nous aurions canonisé nos héros. | We would have canonized our heroes. |
vous | auriez canonisé | Vous auriez canonisé les martyrs. | You would have canonized the martyrs. |
ils | auraient canonisé | Ils auraient canonisé des personnes célèbres. | They would have canonized famous people. |
elles | auraient canonisé | Elles auraient canonisé les religieuses. | They (female) would have canonized the nuns. |
Other Conjugations for Canoniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canoniser
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Canoniser – 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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