Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Introduction to the verb congeler
The English translation of congeler is “to freeze.” It is pronounced “kohn-zhel-ay” in the infinitive form.
Congeler comes from the French word “geler,” meaning “to freeze,” and the prefix “con,” which indicates a completed or intensified action. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of congeler in the Conditionnel Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Si j’avais mis les fruits au congélateur, ils ne se seraient pas gâtés. (If I had put the fruits in the freezer, they wouldn’t have spoiled.)
- Elle aurait congélé le repas si elle avait eu plus de temps. (She would have frozen the meal if she had had more time.)
- Nous aurions congélé la viande si le frigo avait été en panne. (We would have frozen the meat if the fridge had broken down.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of congeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais congelé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais congelé. | I would have frozen you. |
tu | aurais congelé | Tu aurais congelé la viande. | You would have frozen the meat. |
il | aurait congelé | Il aurait congelé les légumes. | He would have frozen the vegetables. |
elle | aurait congelé | Elle aurait congelé le gâteau. | She would have frozen the cake. |
on | aurait congelé | On aurait congelé l’eau. | One would have frozen the water. |
nous | aurions congelé | Nous aurions congelé les fruits. | We would have frozen the fruits. |
vous | auriez congelé | Vous auriez congelé la glace. | You would have frozen the ice cream. |
ils | auraient congelé | Ils auraient congelé les poissons. | They would have frozen the fish. |
elles | auraient congelé | Elles auraient congelé les pâtisseries. | They (female) would have frozen the pastries. |
Other Conjugations for Congeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb congeler
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Congeler – 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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