Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Introduction to the verb comprimer
The English translation of the French verb comprimer is “to compress” or “to squeeze.” It is pronounced “koh-pree-may.”
The word comprimer comes from the Latin word “comprimere,” meaning “to press together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which roughly translates to the past conditional tense in English. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three examples of comprimer being used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais comprimé cette bouteille, elle n’aurait pas éclaté. – If I had compressed this bottle, it wouldn’t have burst.
- Nous aurions dû comprimer nos dépenses pour économiser de l’argent. – We should have compressed our expenses to save money.
- Tu aurais dû me dire qu’il fallait comprimer le bouton pour allumer la lampe. – You should have told me that I needed to press the button to turn on the lamp.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of comprimer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais comprimé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais comprimé. | I would have compressed you. |
tu | aurais comprimé | Tu aurais comprimé plus tôt. | You would have compressed earlier. |
il | aurait comprimé | Il aurait comprimé la boîte. | He would have compressed the box. |
elle | aurait comprimé | Elle aurait comprimé ses affaires. | She would have compressed her belongings. |
on | aurait comprimé | On aurait comprimé le fichier. | One would have compressed the file. |
nous | aurions comprimé | Nous aurions comprimé les données. | We would have compressed the data. |
vous | auriez comprimé | Vous auriez comprimé le document. | You would have compressed the document. |
ils | auraient comprimé | Ils auraient comprimé les médicaments. | They would have compressed the medications. |
elles | auraient comprimé | Elles auraient comprimé leurs bagages. | They (female) would have compressed their luggage. |
Other Conjugations for Comprimer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb comprimer
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Comprimer – 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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