Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Introduction to the verb cogner
The English translation of the French verb cogner is “to hit” or “to knock.” The infinitive form is pronounced “koɲe.”
The language origin of cogner can be traced back to the Latin word “cognitus,” which means “to hit.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a conditional action that would have taken place in the past.
Example 1: Si j’avais cogné plus fort, j’aurais cassé la porte.
(If I had hit harder, I would have broken the door.)
Example 2: Il aurait été content si tu avais cogné à sa porte.
(He would have been happy if you had knocked on his door.)
Example 3: Elle aurait cogné contre le mur si je ne l’avais pas retenu.
(She would have hit the wall if I hadn’t stopped her.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cogner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cogné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cogné. | I would have hit you. |
tu | aurais cogné | Tu aurais cogné plus fort. | You would have hit harder. |
il | aurait cogné | Il aurait cogné la porte. | He would have knocked on the door. |
elle | aurait cogné | Elle aurait cogné sur la table. | She would have hit on the table. |
on | aurait cogné | On aurait cogné la balle. | One would have hit the ball. |
nous | aurions cogné | Nous aurions cogné ensemble. | We would have hit together. |
vous | auriez cogné | Vous auriez cogné avec moi. | You would have hit with me. |
ils | auraient cogné | Ils auraient cogné contre le mur. | They would have hit against the wall. |
elles | auraient cogné | Elles auraient cogné après l’entraînement. | They (female) would have hit after practice. |
Other Conjugations for Cogner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cogner
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Cogner – 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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