Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Introduction to the verb capter
The English translation of the French verb capter is “to capture” or “to pick up”. It is pronounced “ka-p-teh” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of capter can be traced back to the Latin word “captare” which also means “to capture”. In everyday French, capter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional tense in the past. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past, or to express regrets or wishes about a past event.
Here are 3 simple examples of capter in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais capté cette opportunité. (If I had known, I would have seized this opportunity.)
- J’aurais aimé capté son regard avant qu’il parte. (I would have liked to catch his eye before he left.)
- Ils auraient capté beaucoup plus de poissons s’ils avaient utilisé cette technique. (They would have caught a lot more fish if they had used this technique.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of capter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais capté | Si j’étais là, j’aurais capté. | If I were there, I would have caught it. |
tu | aurais capté | Tu aurais capté le message. | You would have understood the message. |
il | aurait capté | Il aurait capté le concept. | He would have grasped the concept. |
elle | aurait capté | Elle aurait capté la blague. | She would have gotten the joke. |
on | aurait capté | On aurait capté le problème. | One would have grasped the problem. |
nous | aurions capté | Nous aurions capté la situation. | We would have understood the situation. |
vous | auriez capté | Vous auriez capté la référence. | You would have caught the reference. |
ils | auraient capté | Ils auraient capté le sens. | They would have understood the meaning. |
elles | auraient capté | Elles auraient capté la leçon. | They (female) would have caught the lesson. |
Other Conjugations for Capter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capter
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Capter – 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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