Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Introduction to the verb encrer
The English translation of the French verb encrer is “to ink.” It is pronounced as “ahn-kreh” in its infinitive form.
The word encrer comes from the Old French term “encre,” which means “ink.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “encaustum,” which means “purple or red ink.” In everyday French, encrer is most commonly used in its past conditional tense, or the Conditionnel Passé, to express actions that would have happened in the past under certain conditions.
Three simple examples of encrer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais encré le dessin hier soir. (If I had had more time, I would have inked the drawing last night.)
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Elle aurait encré toutes les pages du livre si l’imprimante n’était pas tombée en panne. (She would have inked all the pages of the book if the printer hadn’t broken down.)
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Nous aurions déjà encré les invitations si la machine à imprimer n’avait pas été en panne toute la journée. (We would have already inked the invitations if the printing machine hadn’t been broken all day.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of encrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais encré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais encré. | I would have inked you. |
tu | aurais encré | Tu aurais encré plus tôt. | You would have inked earlier. |
il | aurait encré | Il aurait encré sur le papier. | He would have inked on the paper. |
elle | aurait encré | Elle aurait encré son dessin. | She would have inked her drawing. |
on | aurait encré | On aurait encré le texte. | One would have inked the text. |
nous | aurions encré | Nous aurions encré ensemble. | We would have inked together. |
vous | auriez encré | Vous auriez encré le tableau. | You would have inked the painting. |
ils | auraient encré | Ils auraient encré leurs livres. | They would have inked their books. |
elles | auraient encré | Elles auraient encré leurs dessins. | They (female) would have inked their drawings. |
Other Conjugations for Encrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encrer
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Encrer – 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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