Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Introduction to the verb congédier
The English translation of the French verb congédier is “to dismiss” or “to fire.” It is pronounced as “kon-zhey-dee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The verb congédier comes from the Old French word “congié” which means “permission” or “leave.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three examples of congédier in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’aurais congédié cet employé s’il avait continué à être en retard. (I would have fired this employee if he had continued to be late.)
- Tu aurais dû congédier ton manager dès qu’il a commencé à manquer de respect aux clients. (You should have dismissed your manager as soon as he started being disrespectful to the clients.)
- Ils auraient congédié leur avocat s’ils avaient su qu’il était impliqué dans un scandale de corruption. (They would have fired their lawyer if they had known he was involved in a corruption scandal.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of congédier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais congédié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais congédié. | I would have dismissed you if I had known. |
tu | aurais congédié | Tu aurais congédié plus tôt. | You would have fired earlier. |
il | aurait congédié | Il aurait congédié son employé. | He would have dismissed his employee. |
elle | aurait congédié | Elle aurait congédié son assistant. | She would have let go of her assistant. |
on | aurait congédié | On aurait congédié l’équipe. | One would have fired the team. |
nous | aurions congédié | Nous aurions congédié nos collègues. | We would have let go of our colleagues. |
vous | auriez congédié | Vous auriez congédié les employés. | You would have dismissed the employees. |
ils | auraient congédié | Ils auraient congédié le directeur. | They would have fired the director. |
elles | auraient congédié | Elles auraient congédié leurs patrons. | They (female) would have let go of their bosses. |
Other Conjugations for Congédier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congédier
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Congédier – 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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