Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Introduction to the verb chiffrer
The English translation of the French verb chiffrer is “to encrypt” or “to code.” The infinitive form of chiffrer is pronounced “shee-fruh-ray.”
Chiffrer comes from the Old French word “chiffre,” meaning “number,” and it ultimately derives from the Arabic word “ṣifr,” meaning “zero.” In everyday French, chiffrer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a conditional action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of chiffrer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su le mot de passe, je l’aurais chiffré pour plus de sécurité.
Translation: If I had known the password, I would have encrypted it for more security. -
Nous aurions pu chiffrer le message avant de l’envoyer par email.
Translation: We could have encrypted the message before sending it by email. -
Tu m’aurais demandé de chiffrer le document confidentiel avant de l’imprimer.
Translation: You would have asked me to encrypt the confidential document before printing it.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of chiffrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais chiffré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais chiffré. | I would have encrypted you. |
tu | aurais chiffré | Tu aurais chiffré plus tôt. | You would have encrypted earlier. |
il | aurait chiffré | Il aurait chiffré le fichier. | He would have encrypted the file. |
elle | aurait chiffré | Elle aurait chiffré le message. | She would have encrypted the message. |
on | aurait chiffré | On aurait chiffré ce document. | One would have encrypted this document. |
nous | aurions chiffré | Nous aurions chiffré en utilisant un algorithme. | We would have encrypted using an algorithm. |
vous | auriez chiffré | Vous auriez chiffré avec un logiciel. | You would have encrypted with software. |
ils | auraient chiffré | Ils auraient chiffré les données. | They would have encrypted the data. |
elles | auraient chiffré | Elles auraient chiffré les emails. | They (female) would have encrypted the emails. |
Other Conjugations for Chiffrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chiffrer
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Chiffrer – 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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