Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Introduction to the verb enficher
The English translation of the French verb enficher is “to plug in” or “to insert.” It is pronounced as ah(n)-fee-shay (IPA: /ɑ̃.fi.ʃe/).
Enficher comes from the Old French word “enfichier,” which means “to stick in” or “to fasten.” It is derived from the Latin word “fīgere,” meaning “to fix” or “to fasten.”
In everyday French, enficher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions were met. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of enficher in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si tu avais enfiché la prise, l’ordinateur aurait fonctionné. (If you had plugged in the outlet, the computer would have worked.)
- Nous serions partis plus tôt si nous avions enfiché nos ceintures de sécurité. (We would have left earlier if we had fastened our seatbelts.)
- Si j’avais suivi ton conseil, j’aurais enfiché le câble correctement. (If I had followed your advice, I would have inserted the cable correctly.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of enficher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais enfiché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais enfiché. | I would have enfiled you. |
tu | aurais enfiché | Tu aurais enfiché plus tôt. | You would have enfiled earlier. |
il | aurait enfiché | Il aurait enfiché le câble. | He would have plugged in the cable. |
elle | aurait enfiché | Elle aurait enfiché la prise. | She would have plugged in the plug. |
on | aurait enfiché | On aurait enfiché l’appareil. | One would have plugged in the device. |
nous | aurions enfiché | Nous aurions enfiché l’appareil. | We would have plugged in the device. |
vous | auriez enfiché | Vous auriez enfiché l’appareil. | You would have plugged in the device. |
ils | auraient enfiché | Ils auraient enfiché le câble. | They would have plugged in the cable. |
elles | auraient enfiché | Elles auraient enfiché la clé. | They (female) would have plugged in the key. |
Other Conjugations for Enficher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enficher
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Enficher – 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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