Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Introduction to the verb centrer
The English translation of the French verb centrer is “to center” or “to focus.” It is pronounced as “son-truh” in the infinitive form.
The word centrer comes from the Latin word “centrum,” meaning “center.” It was first used in the French language in the 17th century.
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of how centrer would be used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais centré mon attention sur les tâches les plus importantes. (If I had had more time, I would have focused my attention on the most important tasks.)
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Tu aurais centré tes études sur la littérature française si tu avais étudié à Paris. (You would have centered your studies on French literature if you had studied in Paris.)
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Il aurait centré sa carrière sur la médecine s’il n’avait pas perdu sa passion pour l’art. (He would have centered his career on medicine if he had not lost his passion for art.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of centrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais centré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais centré. | I would have centered you. |
tu | aurais centré | Tu aurais centré le tableau. | You would have centered the painting. |
il | aurait centré | Il aurait centré la pièce. | He would have centered the room. |
elle | aurait centré | Elle aurait centré sa robe. | She would have centered her dress. |
on | aurait centré | On aurait centré les objectifs. | One would have centered the objectives. |
nous | aurions centré | Nous aurions centré les meubles. | We would have centered the furniture. |
vous | auriez centré | Vous auriez centré le projet. | You would have centered the project. |
ils | auraient centré | Ils auraient centré leurs forces. | They would have centered their strengths. |
elles | auraient centré | Elles auraient centré sur la danse. | They (female) would have centered on dance. |
Other Conjugations for Centrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb centrer
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Centrer – 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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