Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Introduction to the verb compter
The English translation of the French verb compter is “to count.” The infinitive form, compter, is pronounced as “kawn-tay.”
The word compter comes from the Latin word “computare,” meaning “to calculate.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of counting or calculating. In the Conditionnel Passé tense, it is used to express a past hypothetical action or event that did not happen.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais compté mes économies. (If I had known, I would have counted my savings.)
- Il aurait compté les minutes jusqu’à son départ. (He would have counted the minutes until his departure.)
- Nous aurions compté les jours jusqu’à notre mariage. (We would have counted the days until our wedding.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of compter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais compté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais compté. | I would have counted for you. |
tu | aurais compté | Tu aurais compté les étoiles. | You would have counted the stars. |
il | aurait compté | Il aurait compté sur sa chance. | He would have relied on his luck. |
elle | aurait compté | Elle aurait compté jusqu’à 10. | She would have counted to 10. |
on | aurait compté | On aurait compté nos économies. | One would have counted our savings. |
nous | aurions compté | Nous aurions compté nos gains. | We would have counted our earnings. |
vous | auriez compté | Vous auriez compté les points. | You would have counted the points. |
ils | auraient compté | Ils auraient compté les minutes. | They would have counted the minutes. |
elles | auraient compté | Elles auraient compté ensemble. | They (female) would have counted together. |
Other Conjugations for Compter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compter
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Compter – 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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