Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Introduction to the verb circuler
The English translation of the French verb circuler is “to circulate.” It is pronounced “seer-kew-lay.”
The language origin of circuler can be traced back to the Latin word “circulare,” meaning “to make circular.” In everyday French, it is commonly used to describe the movement of people, objects, or information from one place to another.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, circuler is often used to express hypothetical or imagined actions that would have happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais pris le train, je serais arrivé à temps. (If I had taken the train, I would have arrived on time.)
- Nous aurions circulé dans toute la ville si nous avions eu une voiture. (We would have traveled all over the city if we had a car.)
- Si vous aviez appris à conduire, vous auriez pu circuler librement. (If you had learned to drive, you could have moved around freely.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of circuler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais circulé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais circulé. | I would have circulated. |
tu | aurais circulé | Tu aurais circulé plus tôt. | You would have circulated earlier. |
il | aurait circulé | Il aurait circulé dans la ville. | He would have circulated around the city. |
elle | aurait circulé | Elle aurait circulé à vélo. | She would have cycled around. |
on | aurait circulé | On aurait pu circuler plus facilement en voiture. | One could have circulated more easily by car. |
nous | aurions circulé | Nous aurions circulé dans le parc. | We would have circulated in the park. |
vous | auriez circulé | Vous auriez circulé en métro. | You would have taken the subway. |
ils | auraient circulé | Ils auraient circulé à pied. | They would have walked around. |
elles | auraient circulé | Elles auraient circulé en bus. | They (female) would have taken the bus. |
Other Conjugations for Circuler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb circuler
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Circuler – 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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