Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Introduction to the verb concentrer
The English translation of the French verb concentrer is “to concentrate.” The infinitive form of concentrer is pronounced as “kohn-sahn-tray.”
The word concentrer comes from the Latin word “concentrare” meaning “to bring together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past under certain conditions.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi ton conseil, j’aurais concentré mes efforts sur mes études. (If I had followed your advice, I would have concentrated my efforts on my studies.)
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Nous aurions concentré nos ressources sur ce projet s’il n’y avait pas eu de problème financier. (We would have concentrated our resources on this project if there hadn’t been any financial issue.)
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Tu aurais sûrement mieux réussi si tu avais concentré ton attention sur une seule tâche à la fois. (You would have probably done better if you had concentrated your attention on one task at a time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of concentrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais concentré(e) | Je me serais concentré(e) sur mon travail. | I would have focused on my work. |
tu | te serais concentré(e) | Tu te serais concentré(e) sur tes études. | You would have concentrated on your studies. |
il | se serait concentré | Il se serait concentré sur sa respiration. | He would have focused on his breathing. |
elle | se serait concentrée | Elle se serait concentrée sur la compétition. | She would have focused on the competition. |
on | se serait concentré(e) | On se serait concentré(e) sur le projet. | One would have focused on the project. |
nous | nous serions concentré(e)s | Nous nous serions concentré(e)s sur notre objectif. | We would have focused on our goal. |
vous | vous seriez concentré(e)(s) | Vous vous seriez concentré(e)(s) sur votre carrière. | You would have focused on your career. |
ils | se seraient concentrés | Ils se seraient concentrés sur le match. | They would have focused on the game. |
elles | se seraient concentrées | Elles se seraient concentrées sur leur famille. | They (female) would have focused on their family. |
Other Conjugations for Concentrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb concentrer
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Concentrer – 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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