Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Introduction to the verb effarer
The English translation of the French verb effarer is “to startle” or “to frighten.” It is pronounced [eh-fah-reh] in its infinitive form.
The word effarer comes from the Old French word “effreer,” which means “to terrify.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “exfrāidāre,” meaning “to frighten greatly.”
In everyday French, effarer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or event that would have occurred in the past. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb avoir or être, followed by the past participle form of effarer (effaré).
Here are three simple examples of effarer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais vu ce film d’horreur, j’aurais été effaré. (If I had watched this horror movie, I would have been startled.)
- Nous aurions été effarés si nous avions vu un fantôme dans cette vieille maison. (We would have been frightened if we had seen a ghost in this old house.)
- Elle se serait effarée en voyant l’araignée sur son oreiller. (She would have been startled upon seeing the spider on her pillow.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of effarer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais effaré | J’aurais effaré tout le monde. | I would have terrified everyone. |
tu | aurais effaré | Tu aurais effaré tes parents. | You would have scared your parents. |
il | aurait effaré | Il aurait effaré le public. | He would have frightened the audience. |
elle | aurait effaré | Elle aurait effaré ses amis. | She would have shocked her friends. |
on | aurait effaré | On aurait effaré la ville entière. | One would have terrified the whole city. |
nous | aurions effaré | Nous aurions effaré nos voisins. | We would have scared our neighbors. |
vous | auriez effaré | Vous auriez effaré le directeur. | You would have scared the director. |
ils | auraient effaré | Ils auraient effaré leurs ennemis. | They would have terrified their enemies. |
elles | auraient effaré | Elles auraient effaré tout le monde. | They (female) would have terrified everyone. |
Other Conjugations for Effarer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb effarer
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Effarer – 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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