Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Introduction to the verb engendrer
The English translation of the French verb engendrer is “to engender” or “to generate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ahn-zhahn-dray.”
The word engendrer comes from the Latin word “ingenerare” which means “to engender” or “to create.” It was then adopted into Old French as “engendrer” with the same meaning.
In everyday French, engendrer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal actions that would have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of engendrer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais engendré un plan plus élaboré. (If I had had more time, I would have generated a more elaborate plan.)
- Il aurait aimé que son succès engendre plus de reconnaissance. (He would have liked for his success to generate more recognition.)
- Nous aurions engendré des bénéfices considérables si nous avions pris le risque. (We would have generated considerable profits if we had taken the risk.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of engendrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais engendré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais engendré. | I would have generated you. |
tu | aurais engendré | Tu aurais engendré plus tôt. | You would have generated earlier. |
il | aurait engendré | Il aurait engendré un grand projet. | He would have generated a big project. |
elle | aurait engendré | Elle aurait engendré beaucoup de créativité. | She would have generated a lot of creativity. |
on | aurait engendré | On aurait engendré des changements. | One would have generated changes. |
nous | aurions engendré | Nous aurions engendré une nouvelle stratégie. | We would have generated a new strategy. |
vous | auriez engendré | Vous auriez engendré une révolution. | You would have generated a revolution. |
ils | auraient engendré | Ils auraient engendré des opportunités. | They would have generated opportunities. |
elles | auraient engendré | Elles auraient engendré un impact positif. | They (female) would have generated positive impact. |
Other Conjugations for Engendrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engendrer
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Engendrer – 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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