Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Introduction to the verb enchanter
The English translation of the French verb “enchanter” is “to enchant” or “to charm.” It is pronounced as “ahn-shahn-teh.”
Enchanter comes from the Old French word “enchanter” which means “to enchant” or “to cast a spell.” It is derived from the Latin word “incantare” which means “to chant spells.”
In everyday French, the verb “enchanter” is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or imaginary situation 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 the verb.
Here are three examples of “enchanter” in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi mes rêves, j’aurais enfin réalisé mon rêve d’enfant : je serais devenu un magicien et j’aurais envoûté le monde entier. (If I had followed my dreams, I would have finally achieved my childhood dream: I would have become a magician and I would have enchanted the whole world.)
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Si tu étais venue à la soirée, tu aurais rencontré le chanteur que tu admires tant. Tu aurais été enchantée ! (If you had come to the party, you would have met the singer you admire so much. You would have been enchanted!)
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S’ils avaient suivi mes conseils, ils n’auraient pas perdu leur argent dans ce projet. Ils auraient été enchantés de voir leur argent fructifier. (If they had followed my advice, they would not have lost their money in this project. They would have been enchanted to see their money grow.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of enchanter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais enchanté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais enchanté. | I would have delighted you. |
tu | aurais enchanté | Tu aurais enchanté plus tôt. | You would have delighted earlier. |
il | aurait enchanté | Il aurait enchanté la foule. | He would have enchanted the crowd. |
elle | aurait enchanté | Elle aurait enchanté ses invités. | She would have delighted her guests. |
on | aurait enchanté | On aurait enchanté tout le monde. | One would have delighted everyone. |
nous | aurions enchanté | Nous aurions enchanté nos voisins. | We would have delighted our neighbors. |
vous | auriez enchanté | Vous auriez enchanté le public. | You would have delighted the audience. |
ils | auraient enchanté | Ils auraient enchanté leur patron. | They would have delighted their boss. |
elles | auraient enchanté | Elles auraient enchanté leurs enfants. | They (female) would have delighted their children. |
Other Conjugations for Enchanter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enchanter
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Enchanter – 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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