Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Introduction to the verb casser
The English translation of the French verb casser is “to break” or “to smash”. The infinitive form of casser is pronounced “kah-say”.
The verb casser comes from the Latin word “quassare”, meaning “to shake” or “to shatter”. In everyday French, casser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of casser in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais eu un marteau, j’aurais cassé la fenêtre. (If I had had a hammer, I would have broken the window.)
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Nous serions arrivés à temps si notre voiture ne s’était pas cassée en route. (We would have arrived on time if our car hadn’t broken down on the way.)
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Elle aurait été très triste si tu lui avais cassé le coeur. (She would have been very sad if you had broken her heart.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of casser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cassé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cassé un oeuf. | I would have broken an egg. |
tu | aurais cassé | Tu aurais cassé la fenêtre. | You would have broken the window. |
il | aurait cassé | Il aurait cassé sa voiture. | He would have broken his car. |
elle | aurait cassé | Elle aurait cassé son stylo. | She would have broken her pen. |
on | aurait cassé | On aurait cassé la porte. | One would have broken the door. |
nous | aurions cassé | Nous aurions cassé les règles. | We would have broken the rules. |
vous | auriez cassé | Vous auriez cassé les assiettes. | You would have broken the plates. |
ils | auraient cassé | Ils auraient cassé le vase. | They would have broken the vase. |
elles | auraient cassé | Elles auraient cassé ses lunettes. | They (female) would have broken her glasses. |
Other Conjugations for Casser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
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Casser – 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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