Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Introduction to the verb criticailler
The English translation of the French verb criticailler is “to nitpick” or “to criticize excessively”. The infinitive form of criticailler is pronounced as “kree-tee-kah-yay”.
Criticailler comes from the French word “critique” which means “to criticize”. It is a combination of the words “critiquer” (to critique) and “-ailler” (a suffix used to indicate a repeated action). Criticailler is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a past hypothetical action or situation.
Examples of criticailler in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si tu avais criticaillé moins, je ne serais pas parti. (If you hadn’t nitpicked so much, I wouldn’t have left.)
- Ils auraient fini le travail plus vite s’ils n’avaient pas criticaillé tout le temps. (They would have finished the work faster if they hadn’t nitpicked all the time.)
- J’aurais aimé ce film s’il n’y avait pas eu tant de criticaillage autour de lui. (I would have liked this movie if there hadn’t been so much nitpicking around it.)
English translations:
- If you hadn’t nitpicked so much, I wouldn’t have left.
- They would have finished the work faster if they hadn’t nitpicked all the time.
- I would have liked this movie if there hadn’t been so much nitpicking around it.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of criticailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais criticaillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais criticaillé. | I would have criticized you. |
tu | aurais criticaillé | Tu aurais criticaillé plus tôt. | You would have criticized earlier. |
il | aurait criticaillé | Il aurait criticaillé le livre. | He would have criticized the book. |
elle | aurait criticaillé | Elle aurait criticaillé sa tenue. | She would have criticized her outfit. |
on | aurait criticaillé | On aurait criticaillé de tout ça. | One would have criticized all of that. |
nous | aurions criticaillé | Nous aurions criticaillé en public. | We would have criticized in public. |
vous | auriez criticaillé | Vous auriez criticaillé avec eux. | You would have criticized with them. |
ils | auraient criticaillé | Ils auraient criticaillé de leurs voisins. | They would have criticized their neighbors. |
elles | auraient criticaillé | Elles auraient criticaillé à leur patron. | They (female) would have criticized their boss. |
Other Conjugations for Criticailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb criticailler
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Criticailler – 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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