Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Introduction to the verb endiguer
The English translation of the French verb endiguer is “to contain/to stem”. It is pronounced as “awn-dee-geh”.
The language origin of endiguer can be traced back to the Latin word “indicare”, meaning “to indicate”. In French, it took on the meaning of “to stop the flow” or “to contain”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action that would have taken place in the past.
Three simple examples of endiguer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais pu, j’aurais endigué la colère de mon frère. (If I could have, I would have contained my brother’s anger.)
- Nous aurions dû endiguer l’épidémie dès le début. (We should have contained the epidemic from the beginning.)
- Elle aurait aimé pouvoir endiguer ses larmes, mais c’était trop difficile. (She would have liked to be able to contain her tears, but it was too difficult.)
Translation:
- If I could have, I would have contained my brother’s anger.
- We should have contained the epidemic from the beginning.
- She would have liked to be able to contain her tears, but it was too difficult.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of endiguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais endigué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais endigué. | I would have contained you. |
tu | aurais endigué | Tu aurais endigué plus tôt. | You would have contained earlier. |
il | aurait endigué | Il aurait endigué la crise. | He would have contained the crisis. |
elle | aurait endigué | Elle aurait endigué l’épidémie. | She would have contained the epidemic. |
on | aurait endigué | On aurait endigué la montée des eaux. | One would have contained the rising waters. |
nous | aurions endigué | Nous aurions endigué la pollution. | We would have contained the pollution. |
vous | auriez endigué | Vous auriez endigué les dégâts. | You would have contained the damage. |
ils | auraient endigué | Ils auraient endigué l’incendie. | They would have contained the fire. |
elles | auraient endigué | Elles auraient endigué la violence. | They (female) would have contained the violence. |
Other Conjugations for Endiguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb endiguer
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Endiguer – 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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