Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Introduction to the verb comporter
The English translation of the French verb comporter is “to behave” or “to act”. It is pronounced as “kom-por-ter” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word comporter can be traced back to the Latin word “comportare”, which means “to carry together”. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal actions in the past.
Example 1:
French: Si tu avais étudié plus dur, tu aurais mieux comporté à l’examen.
English: If you had studied harder, you would have performed better on the exam.
Example 2:
French: J’aurais dû me comporter comme un adulte, mais j’ai agi comme un enfant.
English: I should have behaved like an adult, but I acted like a child.
Example 3:
French: Nous aurions dû nous comporter plus prudemment lors de cette situation.
English: We should have behaved more cautiously during that situation.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of comporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais | Si j’avais su, je me serais comporté(e). | I would have behaved. |
tu | aurais | Tu te serais comporté(e) mieux. | You would have behaved better. |
il | aurait | Il se serait comporté mieux. | He would have behaved better. |
elle | aurait | Elle se serait comportée plus gentiment. | She would have behaved more kindly. |
on | aurait | On se serait comporté comme ça. | One would have behaved like that. |
nous | aurions | Nous nous serions comportés en adultes. | We would have behaved like adults. |
vous | auriez | Vous vous seriez comportés comme des professionnels. | You would have behaved like professionals. |
ils | auraient | Ils se seraient comportés de manière inappropriée. | They would have behaved inappropriately. |
elles | auraient | Elles se seraient comportées de manière étrange. | They (female) would have behaved strangely. |
Other Conjugations for Comporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comporter
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Comporter – 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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