Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Introduction to the verb capturer
The English translation of the French verb capturer is “to capture.” The infinitive form, capturer, is pronounced “cap-tu-ray.”
The word “capturer” comes from the Latin word “captura” meaning “capture.” It is most often used in everyday French as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. In the Conditionnel Passé tense, it is used to express an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of capturer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais eu un filet, j’aurais capturé des papillons dans le parc. (If I had had a net, I would have captured some butterflies in the park.)
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Ils auraient capturé le voleur s’ils l’avaient vu sortir de la banque. (They would have captured the thief if they had seen him leaving the bank.)
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Tu aurais capturé la photo parfaite si tu avais utilisé un trépied. (You would have captured the perfect photo if you had used a tripod.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of capturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais capturé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais capturé. | I would have captured you. |
tu | aurais capturé | Tu aurais capturé plus tôt. | You would have captured earlier. |
il | aurait capturé | Il aurait capturé le papillon. | He would have captured the butterfly. |
elle | aurait capturé | Elle aurait capturé le voleur. | She would have captured the thief. |
on | aurait capturé | On aurait capturé l’instant en photo. | One would have captured the moment in a photo. |
nous | aurions capturé | Nous aurions capturé des souvenirs. | We would have captured memories. |
vous | auriez capturé | Vous auriez capturé le moment ensemble. | You would have captured the moment together. |
ils | auraient capturé | Ils auraient capturé la bête. | They would have captured the beast. |
elles | auraient capturé | Elles auraient capturé des images. | They (female) would have captured images. |
Other Conjugations for Capturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb capturer
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Capturer – 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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