Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Introduction to the verb contacter
The English translation of the French verb contacter is “to contact.” It is pronounced “kohn-tahk-tay.”
Contacter comes from the French word “contact” which comes from the Latin word “contactus,” meaning “touching.” In its most common usage, contacter means to establish communication with someone, often through a phone call, email, or letter.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, contacter is used to express a past possibility or hypothetical action. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” (to have) followed by the past participle of contacter (contacté).
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu ton numéro de téléphone, je t’aurais contacté pour te prévenir de l’annulation du concert. (If I had had your phone number, I would have contacted you to let you know about the concert cancellation.)
- Ils auraient pu nous contacter pour nous avertir du changement de programme. (They could have contacted us to let us know about the program change.)
- Je regrette de ne pas vous avoir contacté plus tôt, mais je n’avais pas votre adresse email. (I regret not having contacted you earlier, but I didn’t have your email address.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contacter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais contacté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais contacté. | I would have contacted you. |
tu | aurais contacté | Tu aurais contacté plus tôt. | You would have contacted earlier. |
il | aurait contacté | Il aurait contacté du client. | He would have contacted the client. |
elle | aurait contacté | Elle aurait contacté sa famille. | She would have contacted her family. |
on | aurait contacté | On aurait contacté les autorités. | One would have contacted the authorities. |
nous | aurions contacté | Nous aurions contacté par email. | We would have contacted by email. |
vous | auriez contacté | Vous auriez contacté avec eux. | You would have contacted with them. |
ils | auraient contacté | Ils auraient contacté de nouvelles personnes. | They would have contacted new people. |
elles | auraient contacté | Elles auraient contacté leurs amis. | They (female) would have contacted their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Contacter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contacter
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Contacter – 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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