Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Introduction to the verb disputer
The English translation of the French verb disputer is “to dispute” or “to argue”. It is pronounced “dee-spoo-tay”.
The word disputer comes from the Latin word “disputare”, meaning “to discuss, debate, or dispute”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses something that could have happened in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of disputer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations are:
- J’aurais disputé avec lui si j’avais été là. (I would have argued with him if I had been there.)
- Vous auriez disputé cette décision si vous aviez été au courant. (You would have disputed this decision if you had been aware.)
- Ils auraient disputé la victoire s’ils n’avaient pas été blessés. (They would have disputed the victory if they had not been injured.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of disputer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais disputé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais disputé. | I would have argued with you. |
tu | aurais disputé | Tu aurais disputé plus tôt. | You would have argued earlier. |
il | aurait disputé | Il aurait disputé avec son frère. | He would have argued with his brother. |
elle | aurait disputé | Elle aurait disputé avec sa sœur. | She would have argued with her sister. |
on | aurait disputé | On aurait disputé la décision. | One would have argued about the decision. |
nous | aurions disputé | Nous aurions disputé en public. | We would have argued in public. |
vous | auriez disputé | Vous auriez disputé ensemble. | You would have argued together. |
ils | auraient disputé | Ils auraient disputé sur le match. | They would have argued about the game. |
elles | auraient disputé | Elles auraient disputé avec leurs amis. | They (female) would have argued with their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Disputer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb disputer
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Disputer – 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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