Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Introduction to the verb certifier
The English translation of the French verb certifier is “to certify.” The infinitive form, certifier, is pronounced as “sehr-tee-fee-ay.”
The word certifier comes from the Latin word “certificare” which means “to attest or give a guarantee.” In everyday French, it is most often used in its Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or event that could have happened.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais suivi cette formation, j’aurais pu me certifier en tant que chef de projet. (If I had taken this training, I could have certified myself as a project manager.)
- Ils auraient dû certifier leurs produits avant de les mettre sur le marché. (They should have certified their products before putting them on the market.)
- Si nous avions fait les démarches nécessaires à temps, nous nous serions certifiés pour cette compétition. (If we had completed the necessary steps on time, we would have certified ourselves for this competition.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of certifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais certifié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais certifié. | I would have certified you. |
tu | aurais certifié | Tu aurais certifié ton diplôme. | You would have certified your diploma. |
il | aurait certifié | Il aurait certifié la véracité des documents. | He would have certified the authenticity of the documents. |
elle | aurait certifié | Elle aurait certifié sa signature. | She would have certified her signature. |
on | aurait certifié | On aurait certifié les résultats. | One would have certified the results. |
nous | aurions certifié | Nous aurions certifié les faits. | We would have certified the facts. |
vous | auriez certifié | Vous auriez certifié l’exactitude. | You would have certified the accuracy. |
ils | auraient certifié | Ils auraient certifié leur compétence. | They would have certified their competence. |
elles | auraient certifié | Elles auraient certifié la qualité. | They (female) would have certified the quality. |
Other Conjugations for Certifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb certifier
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Certifier – 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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