Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Introduction to the verb dynamiter
The English translation of the French verb dynamiter is “to dynamite.” It is pronounced “dee-nah-mee-tay” in its infinitive form.
The word dynamiter comes from the French word “dynamite,” which in turn is derived from the Greek words “dynamis” meaning “power” and “teros” meaning “to conquer.” It was first used in French in the late 19th century and is now a common verb in everyday language.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, dynamiter is used to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Present tense and the past participle “dynamité.”
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais dynamité la roche pour construire la route. (If I had had more time, I would have dynamited the rock to build the road.)
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Il aurait dynamité le bâtiment s’il avait eu la permission. (He would have dynamited the building if he had had permission.)
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Nous aurions dynamité le mur si nous avions su que la porte était fermée à clé. (We would have dynamited the wall if we had known that the door was locked.)
In these examples, the verb dynamiter is used to express a possibility or intention in the past, but the action did not actually occur. The Conditionnel Passé tense is commonly used in French to talk about regrets or unrealized actions in the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dynamiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dynamité | Si j’avais pu, je l’aurais dynamité. | If I could, I would have dynamited it. |
tu | aurais dynamité | Tu aurais dynamité le pont. | You would have dynamited the bridge. |
il | aurait dynamité | Il aurait dynamité le bâtiment. | He would have dynamited the building. |
elle | aurait dynamité | Elle aurait dynamité la voiture. | She would have dynamited the car. |
on | aurait dynamité | On aurait dynamité la grotte. | One would have dynamited the cave. |
nous | aurions dynamité | Nous aurions dynamité le mur. | We would have dynamited the wall. |
vous | auriez dynamité | Vous auriez dynamité la maison. | You would have dynamited the house. |
ils | auraient dynamité | Ils auraient dynamité la forêt. | They would have dynamited the forest. |
elles | auraient dynamité | Elles auraient dynamité la tour. | They (female) would have dynamited the tower. |
Other Conjugations for Dynamiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dynamiter
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Dynamiter – 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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