Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Introduction to the verb distribuer
The English translation of the French verb distribuer is “to distribute.” It is pronounced “dee-stree-boo-ay.”
Distribuer comes from the Latin word “distribuere,” which means “to divide, distribute, or dispense.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Example 1: Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais distribué l’argent à mes amis. (If I had won the lottery, I would have distributed the money to my friends.)
Example 2: Nous aurions distribué les invitations si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have distributed the invitations if we had more time.)
Example 3: Vous auriez distribué des flyers si vous aviez été là hier. (You would have distributed flyers if you had been there yesterday.)
English translations:
Example 1: If I had won the lottery, I would have distributed the money to my friends.
Example 2: We would have distributed the invitations if we had more time.
Example 3: You would have distributed flyers if you had been there yesterday.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of distribuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais distribué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais distribué | I would have distributed to you. |
tu | aurais distribué | Tu aurais distribué plus tôt. | You would have distributed earlier. |
il | aurait distribué | Il aurait distribué les flyers. | He would have handed out the flyers. |
elle | aurait distribué | Elle aurait distribué les cadeaux. | She would have distributed the gifts. |
on | aurait distribué | On aurait distribué de la nourriture. | One would have distributed food. |
nous | aurions distribué | Nous aurions distribué les cartes. | We would have distributed the cards. |
vous | auriez distribué | Vous auriez distribué avec elle. | You would have distributed with her. |
ils | auraient distribué | Ils auraient distribué des livres. | They would have distributed books. |
elles | auraient distribué | Elles auraient distribué des roses. | They (female) would have distributed roses. |
Other Conjugations for Distribuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb distribuer
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Distribuer – 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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