Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Introduction to the verb documenter
The English translation of the French verb documenter is “to document.” It is pronounced as “doh-koo-mahn-teh” in the infinitive form.
The verb documenter comes from the Latin word “documentum” meaning “lesson” or “proof.” It entered the French language around the 16th century and has been used in its current form since the 19th century.
In everyday French, the verb documenter 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 tense followed by the past participle of documenter.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais documenté mes recherches, j’aurais obtenu plus de crédibilité. (If I had documented my research, I would have gained more credibility.)
- Nous aurions documenté notre voyage, mais nous avons perdu l’appareil photo. (We would have documented our trip, but we lost the camera.)
- Les journalistes seraient venus nous interviewer si nous avions documenté nos découvertes. (The journalists would have come to interview us if we had documented our findings.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of documenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais documenté | J’aurais documenté mes voyages. | I would have documented my travels. |
tu | aurais documenté | Tu aurais documenté le projet. | You would have documented the project. |
il | aurait documenté | Il aurait documenté ses recherches. | He would have documented his research. |
elle | aurait documenté | Elle aurait documenté ses expériences. | She would have documented her experiences. |
on | aurait documenté | On aurait documenté toutes les étapes. | One would have documented all the steps. |
nous | aurions documenté | Nous aurions documenté nos découvertes. | We would have documented our findings. |
vous | auriez documenté | Vous auriez documenté ce processus. | You would have documented this process. |
ils | auraient documenté | Ils auraient documenté leur travail. | They would have documented their work. |
elles | auraient documenté | Elles auraient documenté leurs voyages. | They (female) would have documented their travels. |
Other Conjugations for Documenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb documenter
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Documenter – 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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