Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Introduction to the verb courcailler
The English translation of the French verb courcailler is “to squawk” or “to cackle”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “koor-kah-yay”.
Courcailler comes from the French word “couic”, meaning “squeak” or “squawk”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action in the past. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of how courcailler is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su que tu allais courcailler si fort, je ne t’aurais pas invité. (If I had known you were going to squawk so loudly, I wouldn’t have invited you.)
- Elle aurait courcaillé toute la nuit si elle n’avait pas vu le chat. (She would have cackled all night if she hadn’t seen the cat.)
- Nous serions venus plus tôt, mais il y avait des oiseaux qui courcaillaient dans le jardin. (We would have come earlier, but there were birds squawking in the garden.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of courcailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais courcaillé | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, je t’aurais courcaillé. | If I had more time, I would have yelled at you. |
tu | aurais courcaillé | Tu aurais courcaillé si tu avais su. | You would have ranted if you had known. |
il | aurait courcaillé | Il aurait courcaillé sur le chemin du retour. | He would have complained on the way back. |
elle | aurait courcaillé | Elle aurait courcaillé toute la journée. | She would have grumbled all day. |
on | aurait courcaillé | On aurait courcaillé ensemble. | We would have bickered together. |
nous | aurions courcaillé | Nous aurions courcaillé sur la météo. | We would have griped about the weather. |
vous | auriez courcaillé | Vous auriez courcaillé jusqu’au matin. | You would have argued until morning. |
ils | auraient courcaillé | Ils auraient courcaillé pendant des heures. | They would have grumbled for hours. |
elles | auraient courcaillé | Elles auraient courcaillé tout le temps. | They (female) would have complained all the time. |
Other Conjugations for Courcailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courcailler
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Courcailler – 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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