Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Introduction to the verb compresser
The English translation of the French verb compresser is “to compress.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kohm-preh-seh.”
The word “compresser” comes from the Latin word “compressus,” meaning “to press together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Some everyday situations where “compresser” may be used in the Conditionnel Passé tense include talking about missed opportunities, expressing regrets, or imagining alternative outcomes.
Examples of “compresser” in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais compressé mes vêtements, j’aurais pu prendre plus de choses dans ma valise. (If I had compressed my clothes, I could have taken more things in my suitcase.)
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Vous auriez dû compresser le fichier avant de l’envoyer. Maintenant, il est trop gros pour passer par e-mail. (You should have compressed the file before sending it. Now it’s too big to go through email.)
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Ils seraient arrivés plus tôt à la réunion s’ils avaient compressé leur voyage. (They would have arrived earlier at the meeting if they had compressed their trip.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of compresser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais compressé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais compressé. | I would have compressed you. |
tu | aurais compressé | Tu aurais compressé plus tôt. | You would have compressed earlier. |
il | aurait compressé | Il aurait compressé le fichier. | He would have compressed the file. |
elle | aurait compressé | Elle aurait compressé sa valise. | She would have compressed her suitcase. |
on | aurait compressé | On aurait compressé toutes les données. | One would have compressed all the data. |
nous | aurions compressé | Nous aurions compressé en PDF. | We would have compressed into PDF. |
vous | auriez compressé | Vous auriez compressé les images. | You would have compressed the images. |
ils | auraient compressé | Ils auraient compressé les fichiers. | They would have compressed the files. |
elles | auraient compressé | Elles auraient compressé les documents. | They (female) would have compressed the documents. |
Other Conjugations for Compresser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compresser
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Compresser – 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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