Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Introduction to the verb combiner
The English translation of the French verb combiner is “to combine” or “to mix.” It is pronounced as “kohm-bee-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word “combiner” comes from the Latin word “combinare,” meaning “to join together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé (conditional perfect) tense, which is used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions were met.
Three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, could be:
- Si vous aviez écouté mes conseils, vous auriez pu combiner les deux idées. (If you had listened to my advice, you could have combined the two ideas.)
- J’aurais aimé combiner mes passions pour la cuisine et le voyage en ouvrant un restaurant dans un pays étranger. (I would have liked to combine my passions for cooking and traveling by opening a restaurant in a foreign country.)
- Si vous m’aviez donné plus de temps, j’aurais pu combiner toutes les données pour faire une présentation complète. (If you had given me more time, I could have combined all the data to make a complete presentation.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of combiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais combiné | Si j’avais le temps, je l’aurais combiné. | If I had the time, I would have combined it. |
tu | aurais combiné | Tu aurais pu combiner les deux idées. | You could have combined the two ideas. |
il | aurait combiné | Il aurait combiné les couleurs. | He would have combined the colors. |
elle | aurait combiné | Elle aurait combiné les ingrédients. | She would have mixed the ingredients. |
on | aurait combiné | On aurait combiné les efforts. | One would have combined efforts. |
nous | aurions combiné | Nous aurions combiné nos compétences. | We would have combined our skills. |
vous | auriez combiné | Vous auriez combiné vos ressources. | You would have combined your resources. |
ils | auraient combiné | Ils auraient combiné leurs forces. | They would have combined their strength. |
elles | auraient combiné | Elles auraient combiné leurs talents. | They (female) would have combined their talents. |
Other Conjugations for Combiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb combiner
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Combiner – 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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