Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Introduction to the verb embastiller
The English translation of the French verb embastiller is “to put in jail” or “to imprison.” It is pronounced as ɑ̃bas.ti.je in its infinitive form.
The word embastiller comes from the Old French word “bastille,” which referred to a fortress or stronghold. The Bastille was also the name of a famous prison in Paris that was stormed during the French Revolution in 1789. The verb embastiller was first used in the 16th century to mean “to imprison” or “to confine.”
In everyday French, the verb embastiller is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or situation in the past. It is often used to talk about what would have happened if something else had happened.
Here are 3 simple examples of embastiller in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais été jugé coupable, on m’aurait embastillé pour le reste de ma vie.
(If I had been found guilty, I would have been imprisoned for the rest of my life.) -
Si tu avais raté ton avion, tu aurais été embastillé à l’étranger.
(If you had missed your flight, you would have been imprisoned abroad.) -
Si nous avions gagné la guerre, nous les aurions embastillés pour leurs crimes.
(If we had won the war, we would have imprisoned them for their crimes.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of embastiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais embastillé | Si j’avais le pouvoir, je t’aurais embastillé. | If I had the power, I would have imprisoned you. |
tu | aurais embastillé | Tu aurais embastillé les rebelles. | You would have imprisoned the rebels. |
il | aurait embastillé | Il aurait embastillé les criminels. | He would have imprisoned the criminals. |
elle | aurait embastillé | Elle aurait embastillé ses ennemis. | She would have imprisoned her enemies. |
on | aurait embastillé | On aurait embastillé tout le monde. | One would have imprisoned everyone. |
nous | aurions embastillé | Nous aurions embastillé les coupables. | We would have imprisoned the guilty ones. |
vous | auriez embastillé | Vous auriez embastillé les opposants. | You would have imprisoned the opponents. |
ils | auraient embastillé | Ils auraient embastillé les prisonniers politiques. | They would have imprisoned the political prisoners. |
elles | auraient embastillé | Elles auraient embastillé les traîtres. | They (female) would have imprisoned the traitors. |
Other Conjugations for Embastiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb embastiller
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Embastiller – 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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