Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Introduction to the verb cravater
The English translation of the French verb cravater is “to tie a necktie”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kra-va-tey”.
The word “cravater” comes from the French noun “cravate” which means “necktie”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of using “cravater” in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su que tu venais, je t’aurais cravaté une belle cravate. (If I had known you were coming, I would have tied a nice necktie for you.)
- Elle m’aurait cravaté avec une cravate en soie pour mon anniversaire. (She would have tied me a silk necktie for my birthday.)
- Je vous aurais cravaté une cravate assortie à votre chemise, mais je n’avais pas eu le temps. (I would have tied you a necktie that matched your shirt, but I didn’t have time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cravater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cravaté | Si j’avais su, je me serais cravaté. | I would have tied my tie if I had known. |
tu | aurais cravaté | Tu aurais cravaté plus tôt. | You would have tied your tie earlier. |
il | aurait cravaté | Il aurait cravaté sa chemise. | He would have tied his tie. |
elle | aurait cravaté | Elle aurait cravaté pour le mariage. | She would have tied her tie for the wedding. |
on | aurait cravaté | On aurait dû cravater avant de partir. | One should have tied the tie before leaving. |
nous | aurions cravaté | Nous aurions dû cravater ensemble. | We should have tied the tie together. |
vous | auriez cravaté | Vous auriez dû cravater avant de sortir. | You should have tied the tie before going out. |
ils | auraient cravaté | Ils auraient dû cravater pour la cérémonie. | They should have tied their ties for the ceremony. |
elles | auraient cravaté | Elles auraient dû cravater leurs cravates. | They (female) should have tied their ties. |
Other Conjugations for Cravater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
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Cravater – 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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