Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Introduction to the verb efflanquer
The English translation of the French verb efflanquer is “to empty” or “to exhaust.” It is pronounced as “eh-flahn-kay” in its infinitive form.
Efflanquer comes from the Old French word “flanc” meaning “side” or “flank.” This relates to the original meaning of the verb, which was “to empty or exhaust the sides of something.” Nowadays, it is most often used in every day French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or future action that is dependent on a condition being met.
Here are three simple examples of using efflanquer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si tu avais mangé tous tes légumes, tu n’aurais pas été si efflanqué.
(If you had eaten all your vegetables, you wouldn’t have been so exhausted.) -
J’aurais efflanqué mon compte en banque si j’avais acheté cette voiture de luxe.
(I would have emptied my bank account if I had bought that luxury car.) -
Si nous n’avions pas bu autant de vin, nous n’aurions pas été aussi efflanqués le lendemain.
(If we hadn’t drunk so much wine, we wouldn’t have been so drained the next day.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of efflanquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais efflanqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais efflanqué. | I would have become thin. |
tu | aurais efflanqué | Tu aurais efflanqué plus tôt. | You would have become thin earlier. |
il | aurait efflanqué | Il aurait efflanqué après le dîner. | He would have become thin after dinner. |
elle | aurait efflanqué | Elle aurait efflanqué pour l’été. | She would have become thin for the summer. |
on | aurait efflanqué | On aurait efflanqué si on avait fait plus d’exercice. | One would have become thin if we had exercised more. |
nous | aurions efflanqué | Nous aurions efflanqué en mangeant moins. | We would have become thin by eating less. |
vous | auriez efflanqué | Vous auriez efflanqué avec moi. | You would have become thin with me. |
ils | auraient efflanqué | Ils auraient efflanqué avant l’été. | They would have become thin before summer. |
elles | auraient efflanqué | Elles auraient efflanqué en faisant du sport. | They (female) would have become thin by exercising. |
Other Conjugations for Efflanquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efflanquer
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Efflanquer – 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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