Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Introduction to the verb connecter
The English translation of the French verb connecter is “to connect” or “to link.” It is pronounced as “koh-nek-tay” in the infinitive form.
Connecter comes from the Latin word “connectere” meaning “to join together.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three examples of connecter in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais connecté mon téléphone à l’ordinateur, j’aurais pu transférer mes photos. (If I had connected my phone to the computer, I could have transferred my photos.)
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Il aurait fallu connecter la machine avant de l’utiliser. (We should have connected the machine before using it.)
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Si tu avais connecté les points plus tôt, tu aurais compris la solution. (If you had connected the dots earlier, you would have understood the solution.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of connecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais connecté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais connecté. | I would have connected with you. |
tu | aurais connecté | Tu aurais connecté plus tôt. | You would have connected earlier. |
il | aurait connecté | Il aurait connecté le câble. | He would have connected the cable. |
elle | aurait connecté | Elle aurait connecté à internet. | She would have connected to the internet. |
on | aurait connecté | On aurait connecté nos ordinateurs. | One would have connected our computers. |
nous | aurions connecté | Nous aurions connecté nos téléphones. | We would have connected our phones. |
vous | auriez connecté | Vous auriez connecté avec nous. | You would have connected with us. |
ils | auraient connecté | Ils auraient connecté le wifi. | They would have connected the wifi. |
elles | auraient connecté | Elles auraient connecté leurs appareils. | They (female) would have connected their devices. |
Other Conjugations for Connecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb connecter
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Connecter – 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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