Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Introduction to the verb craquer
The English translation of the French verb craquer is “to crack” or “to snap.” It is pronounced “kra-kay.”
Craquer comes from the Latin word “crepare,” meaning “to crack” or “to break.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action that would have taken place in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais suivi ton conseil, je n’aurais pas craqué et j’aurais économisé de l’argent. (If I had followed your advice, I wouldn’t have cracked and I would have saved money.)
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Elle aurait craqué si elle avait vu le cadeau surprise que son mari lui avait préparé. (She would have cracked if she had seen the surprise gift her husband had prepared for her.)
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Nous aurions craqué sous la pression si notre équipe n’avait pas marqué ce but à la dernière minute. (We would have cracked under pressure if our team hadn’t scored that last-minute goal.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of craquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais craqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais craqué. | I would have cracked under the pressure. |
tu | aurais craqué | Tu aurais craqué plus tôt. | You would have given in earlier. |
il | aurait craqué | Il aurait craqué pour elle. | He would have fallen for her. |
elle | aurait craqué | Elle aurait craqué pour lui. | She would have fallen for him. |
on | aurait craqué | On aurait craqué pour ce film. | One would have loved this movie. |
nous | aurions craqué | Nous aurions craqué pour ce restaurant. | We would have loved this restaurant. |
vous | auriez craqué | Vous auriez craqué pour cette chanson. | You would have loved this song. |
ils | auraient craqué | Ils auraient craqué pour cette voiture. | They would have fallen for this car. |
elles | auraient craqué | Elles auraient craqué pour ces chaussures. | They (female) would have loved these shoes. |
Other Conjugations for Craquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb craquer
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Craquer – 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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