Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Introduction to the verb corriger
The English translation of the French verb corriger is “to correct.” The infinitive form is pronounced koh-ree-zhay.
The word corriger comes from the Latin verb corrigere, meaning “to set straight, to reform.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been in use since then.
In everyday French, corriger is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that took place in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of corriger (corrigé).
Here are three simple examples of corriger in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais vu tes fautes, je les aurais corrigées. (If I had seen your mistakes, I would have corrected them.)
- Elle aurait corrigé son accent si elle avait su qu’il était mauvais. (She would have corrected her accent if she had known it was bad.)
- Nous serions venus tôt pour corriger l’erreur si tu nous l’avais signalée. (We would have come early to correct the mistake if you had pointed it out to us.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of corriger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais corrigé | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, je t’aurais corrigé. | If I had had more time, I would have corrected you. |
tu | aurais corrigé | Tu aurais corrigé tes erreurs. | You would have corrected your mistakes. |
il | aurait corrigé | Il aurait corrigé les devoirs. | He would have corrected the homework. |
elle | aurait corrigé | Elle aurait corrigé son rapport. | She would have corrected her report. |
on | aurait corrigé | On aurait corrigé toutes les copies. | One would have corrected all of the copies. |
nous | aurions corrigé | Nous aurions corrigé ensemble. | We would have corrected together. |
vous | auriez corrigé | Vous auriez corrigé vos erreurs. | You would have corrected your mistakes. |
ils | auraient corrigé | Ils auraient corrigé leurs examens. | They would have corrected their exams. |
elles | auraient corrigé | Elles auraient corrigé leurs fautes. | They (female) would have corrected their mistakes. |
Other Conjugations for Corriger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb corriger
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Corriger – 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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