Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Introduction to the verb chanfreiner
The English translation of the French verb chanfreiner is “to bevel” or “to chamfer.” It is pronounced “shan-freh-nay.”
The word chanfreiner comes from the French noun “chanfrein,” which refers to a beveled edge or surface. It is derived from the Old French word “chanfre,” meaning “beveled,” which in turn comes from the Latin word “cantfrina,” meaning “a diagonal line.”
In everyday French, chanfreiner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action. In this tense, the verb is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense (aurais, aurais, aurait, etc.) and the past participle of chanfreiner, which is “chanfreiné.”
Here are three examples of chanfreiner in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais eu le temps, j’aurais chanfreiné les bords de la table. (If I had had the time, I would have beveled the edges of the table.)
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Tu aurais dû chanfreiner les coins de la pièce pour éviter les accidents. (You should have chamfered the corners of the room to avoid accidents.)
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Nous aurions chanfreiné les carreaux de la salle de bain, mais nous avons manqué de matériaux. (We would have beveled the tiles in the bathroom, but we ran out of materials.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chanfreiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chanfreiné | Si j’avais plus de temps, je t’aurais chanfreiné. | If I had more time, I would have chamfered you. |
tu | aurais chanfreiné | Tu aurais chanfreiné le bois. | You would have chamfered the wood. |
il | aurait chanfreiné | Il aurait chanfreiné le métal. | He would have chamfered the metal. |
elle | aurait chanfreiné | Elle aurait chanfreiné les bords. | She would have chamfered the edges. |
on | aurait chanfreiné | On aurait chanfreiné ces pièces. | One would have chamfered these pieces. |
nous | aurions chanfreiné | Nous aurions chanfreiné les pièces de bois. | We would have chamfered the wood pieces. |
vous | auriez chanfreiné | Vous auriez chanfreiné les angles. | You would have chamfered the corners. |
ils | auraient chanfreiné | Ils auraient chanfreiné les pierres. | They would have chamfered the stones. |
elles | auraient chanfreiné | Elles auraient chanfreiné les bords. | They (female) would have chamfered the edges. |
Other Conjugations for Chanfreiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chanfreiner
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Chanfreiner – 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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