Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Introduction to the verb dilater
The English translation of the French verb dilater is “to dilate” or “to expand”. It is pronounced “dee-lah-tay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word dilater can be traced back to the Latin verb “dilatare”, meaning “to spread out”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su que tu allais dilater le sujet, je serais resté à la maison. (If I had known you were going to expand the topic, I would have stayed at home.)
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Elle aurait dilaté ses pupilles si elle avait vu cette scène. (She would have dilated her pupils if she had seen that scene.)
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Nous aurions dilaté notre entreprise si les conditions étaient favorables. (We would have expanded our company if the conditions were favorable.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dilater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dilaté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais dilaté mes pupilles. | I would have dilated my pupils. |
tu | aurais dilaté | Tu aurais dilaté ton estomac. | You would have dilated your stomach. |
il | aurait dilaté | Il aurait dilaté son cœur. | He would have dilated his heart. |
elle | aurait dilaté | Elle aurait dilaté ses veines. | She would have dilated her veins. |
on | aurait dilaté | On aurait dilaté les limites. | One would have expanded the limits. |
nous | aurions dilaté | Nous aurions dilaté nos horizons. | We would have expanded our horizons. |
vous | auriez dilaté | Vous auriez dilaté votre esprit. | You would have expanded your mind. |
ils | auraient dilaté | Ils auraient dilaté leur compréhension. | They would have expanded their understanding. |
elles | auraient dilaté | Elles auraient dilaté leurs connaissances. | They (female) would have expanded their knowledge. |
Other Conjugations for Dilater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilater
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Dilater – 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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