Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Introduction to the verb engouffrer
The English translation of the French verb engouffrer is “to swallow up” or “to engulf.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ahn-goo-fray.”
The origin of the word engouffrer can be traced back to the Latin word “infundere” which means “to pour into.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the past conditional tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais engouffré ce délicieux gâteau. (If I had known, I would have swallowed up that delicious cake.)
- Ils auraient été engouffrés par les vagues si le sauveteur ne les avait pas secourus. (They would have been engulfed by the waves if the lifeguard hadn’t rescued them.)
- Nous aurions engouffré cette opportunité si elle ne s’était pas présentée à la dernière minute. (We would have seized this opportunity if it hadn’t come up at the last minute.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of engouffrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais engouffré | Si j’avais pu, je m’y serais engouffré. | If I could have, I would have gobbled it up. |
tu | aurais engouffré | Tu t’en serais engouffré plus tôt. | You would have gobbled it up earlier. |
il | aurait engouffré | Il se serait engouffré dans la pièce. | He would have disappeared into the room. |
elle | aurait engouffré | Elle se serait engouffrée dans le tunnel. | She would have disappeared into the tunnel. |
on | aurait engouffré | On se serait engouffré dans le bâtiment. | One would have disappeared into the building. |
nous | aurions engouffré | Nous nous serions engouffrés dans la foule. | We would have disappeared into the crowd. |
vous | auriez engouffré | Vous vous seriez engouffrés dans la grotte. | You would have disappeared into the cave. |
ils | auraient engouffré | Ils se seraient engouffrés dans la rivière. | They would have disappeared into the river. |
elles | auraient engouffré | Elles se seraient engouffrées dans la forêt. | They (female) would have disappeared into the forest. |
Other Conjugations for Engouffrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb engouffrer
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Engouffrer – 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
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