Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Introduction to the verb croiser
The English translation of croiser is “to cross” and the infinitive form is pronounced as “kwa-zay”.
Croiser comes from the French word “croix” which means “cross”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to physically crossing something, such as a road, or meeting someone by chance.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, croiser is used to express the idea of “would have crossed”. This tense is often used to talk about hypothetical or imagined actions in the past.
Here are three examples of croiser in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais pris la rue principale, j’aurais croisé mon ancien professeur. (If I had taken the main street, I would have crossed paths with my former teacher.)
- Tu aurais dû regarder avant de traverser, tu aurais pu te faire croiser par une voiture. (You should have looked before crossing, you could have been hit by a car.)
- Nous nous serions croisés à Paris si j’avais su que tu étais là. (We would have met in Paris if I had known you were there.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of croiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais croisé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais croisé. | I would have crossed paths with you. |
tu | aurais croisé | Tu aurais croisé plus tôt. | You would have crossed paths earlier. |
il | aurait croisé | Il aurait croisé un ami. | He would have crossed paths with a friend. |
elle | aurait croisé | Elle aurait croisé sa sœur. | She would have crossed paths with her sister. |
on | aurait croisé | On aurait croisé des inconnus. | One would have crossed paths with strangers. |
nous | aurions croisé | Nous aurions croisé des stars. | We would have crossed paths with celebrities. |
vous | auriez croisé | Vous auriez croisé avec eux. | You would have crossed paths with them. |
ils | auraient croisé | Ils auraient croisé des animaux. | They would have crossed paths with animals. |
elles | auraient croisé | Elles auraient croisé des passants. | They (female) would have crossed paths with passersby. |
Other Conjugations for Croiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croiser
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Croiser – 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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