Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Introduction to the verb conter
The English translation of the French verb conter is “to tell” or “to recount.” The infinitive form, conter, is pronounced as “kohn-tay.”
The language origin of conter comes from the Old French word “counte,” meaning “story” or “tale.” It is derived from the Latin word “computare,” meaning “to count” or “reckon.” In everyday French, conter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or future action that would have taken place in the past.
Examples:
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Si j’avais su, je t’aurais conté toute l’histoire. (If I had known, I would have told you the whole story.)
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Elle aurait conté cette anecdote à ses petits-enfants. (She would have told this anecdote to her grandchildren.)
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Nous aurions aimé que tu nous contes ton voyage en Asie. (We would have liked for you to tell us about your trip to Asia.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of conter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais conté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais conté. | I would have told you. |
tu | aurais conté | Tu aurais conté une histoire. | You would have told a story. |
il | aurait conté | Il aurait conté une blague. | He would have told a joke. |
elle | aurait conté | Elle aurait conté une anecdote. | She would have told an anecdote. |
on | aurait conté | On aurait conté nos aventures. | One would have told our adventures. |
nous | aurions conté | Nous aurions conté nos secrets. | We would have told our secrets. |
vous | auriez conté | Vous auriez conté vos expériences. | You would have told your experiences. |
ils | auraient conté | Ils auraient conté des mensonges. | They would have told lies. |
elles | auraient conté | Elles auraient conté des histoires. | They (female) would have told stories. |
Other Conjugations for Conter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb conter
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Conter – 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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