Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Introduction to the verb catcher
The English translation of the French verb catcher is “to catch.” The infinitive form of catcher is pronounced “ka-shay.”
The language origin of catcher comes from the Old French word “cachier,” meaning “to seize, capture.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express actions that would have taken place in the past under certain conditions.
Here are three simple examples of catcher in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais catcher le ballon. (If I had known, I would have caught the ball.)
- Tu aurais pu catcher le poisson si tu avais un filet. (You could have caught the fish if you had a net.)
- Nous aurions catcher plus de clients si nous avions fait une meilleure publicité. (We would have caught more clients if we had done better advertising.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of catcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais attrapé | J’aurais attrapé le ballon. | I would have caught the ball. |
tu | aurais attrapé | Tu aurais attrapé le chat. | You would have caught the cat. |
il | aurait attrapé | Il aurait attrapé le voleur. | He would have caught the thief. |
elle | aurait attrapé | Elle aurait attrapé le poisson. | She would have caught the fish. |
on | aurait attrapé | On aurait attrapé le train. | One would have caught the train. |
nous | aurions attrapé | Nous aurions attrapé le virus. | We would have caught the virus. |
vous | auriez attrapé | Vous auriez attrapé la balle. | You would have caught the ball. |
ils | auraient attrapé | Ils auraient attrapé le voleur. | They would have caught the thief. |
elles | auraient attrapé | Elles auraient attrapé le ballon. | They (female) would have caught the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Catcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb catcher
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Catcher – 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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