Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Introduction to the verb dactylographier
The English translation of the French verb dactylographier is “to type.” It is pronounced as “dak-tee-lo-gra-fee-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word dactylographier comes from the Greek word “dactylos,” meaning finger, and the French word “graphie,” meaning writing. It was first used in the late 19th century to refer to the act of typing or using a typewriter.
In everyday French, dactylographier is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais dactylographié mon rapport hier. (If I had known, I would have typed my report yesterday.)
- Nous serions arrivés plus tôt si tu avais dactylographié les adresses correctement. (We would have arrived earlier if you had typed the addresses correctly.)
- Ils auraient dactylographié tous les documents si le réseau n’avait pas été en panne. (They would have typed all the documents if the network hadn’t been down.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dactylographier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dactylographié | Si j’avais le temps, je t’aurais dactylographié. | I would have typed you if I had the time. |
tu | aurais dactylographié | Tu aurais dactylographié plus vite. | You would have typed faster. |
il | aurait dactylographié | Il aurait dactylographié tous les documents. | He would have typed all the documents. |
elle | aurait dactylographié | Elle aurait dactylographié ses notes. | She would have typed her notes. |
on | aurait dactylographié | On aurait dactylographié les informations. | One would have typed the information. |
nous | aurions dactylographié | Nous aurions dactylographié le rapport ensemble. | We would have typed the report together. |
vous | auriez dactylographié | Vous auriez dactylographié avec précision. | You would have typed accurately. |
ils | auraient dactylographié | Ils auraient dactylographié les lettres. | They would have typed the letters. |
elles | auraient dactylographié | Elles auraient dactylographié les contrats. | They (female) would have typed the contracts. |
Other Conjugations for Dactylographier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dactylographier
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Dactylographier – 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
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