Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Introduction to the verb cramponner
The English translation of the French verb cramponner is “to cling/clutch onto or hold onto tightly”. It is pronounced as “krahm-poh-ne”.
The language origin of cramponner can be traced back to the Old French word “crampon”, which means a hook or clasp. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or possible events in the past.
Examples:
1) J’aurais cramponné cette branche si elle n’était pas si glissante. (I would have clung onto that branch if it wasn’t so slippery.)
2) Si tu m’avais aidé, je n’aurais pas eu à cramponner autant. (If you had helped me, I wouldn’t have had to hold on so tightly.)
3) Il aurait cramponné le mur pour ne pas tomber. (He would have grabbed onto the wall to not fall.)
English translations:
1) I would have clung onto that branch if it wasn’t so slippery.
2) If you had helped me, I wouldn’t have had to hold on so tightly.
3) He would have grabbed onto the wall to not fall.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cramponner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais cramponné | Si j’avais peur, je me serais cramponné. | If I had been scared, I would have clung to myself. |
tu | te serais cramponné | Tu te serais cramponné à la barre. | You would have clung to the bar. |
il | se serait cramponné | Il se serait cramponné pour ne pas tomber. | He would have held on to avoid falling. |
elle | se serait cramponnée | Elle se serait cramponnée à son amour pour lui. | She would have clung to her love for him. |
on | se serait cramponné | On se serait cramponné aux branches pour monter. | One would have clung to the branches to climb up. |
nous | nous serions cramponnés | Nous nous serions cramponnés l’un à l’autre. | We would have clung to each other. |
vous | vous seriez cramponnés | Vous vous seriez cramponnés à votre bouée. | You would have clung to your life jacket. |
ils | se seraient cramponnés | Ils se seraient cramponnés au bateau. | They would have clung to the boat. |
elles | se seraient cramponnées | Elles se seraient cramponnées à leur espoir de survie. | They (female) would have clung to their hope of survival. |
Other Conjugations for Cramponner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cramponner
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Cramponner – 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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