Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Introduction to the verb commuter
The English translation of the French verb commuter is “to commute”. It is pronounced kuh-MYOO-tay in the infinitive form.
The word “commuter” comes from the Latin word “commutare”, which means “to change”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses actions that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Example 1: Si j’avais su plus tôt, j’aurais pu commuter mon trajet pour éviter les embouteillages.
Translation: If I had known earlier, I could have commuted my journey to avoid the traffic.
Example 2: S’il n’avait pas plu, je serais allé au travail en vélo au lieu de commuter en train.
Translation: If it hadn’t rained, I would have gone to work by bike instead of commuting by train.
Example 3: Elle aurait préféré commuter son vol pour partir plus tôt, mais il n’y avait plus de places disponibles.
Translation: She would have preferred to change her flight to leave earlier, but there were no more seats available.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of commuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais commuté | Si j’avais des billets, je les aurais commutés. | If I had tickets, I would have exchanged them. |
tu | aurais commuté | Tu aurais commuté si tu avais su. | You would have commuted if you had known. |
il | aurait commuté | Il aurait commuté en train. | He would have commuted by train. |
elle | aurait commuté | Elle aurait commuté pour économiser de l’argent. | She would have commuted to save money. |
on | aurait commuté | On aurait commuté pour aller au travail. | One would have commuted to go to work. |
nous | aurions commuté | Nous aurions commuté ensemble. | We would have commuted together. |
vous | auriez commuté | Vous auriez commuté pour le travail. | You would have commuted for work. |
ils | auraient commuté | Ils auraient commuté à vélo. | They would have commuted by bike. |
elles | auraient commuté | Elles auraient commuté en voiture. | They (female) would have commuted by car. |
Other Conjugations for Commuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commuter
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Commuter – 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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