Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Introduction to the verb enterrer
The English translation of the French verb enterrer is “to bury.” It is pronounced as “ohn-teh-ray.”
The word enterrer comes from the Latin word “terra,” meaning “earth” or “land.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action in the past or a past event that did not actually occur.
Here are three simple examples of enterrer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais pu, j’aurais enterré mon chien dans notre jardin. (If I had been able to, I would have buried my dog in our garden.)
- Nous aurions enterré la hache de guerre si vous aviez présenté vos excuses. (We would have buried the hatchet if you had apologized.)
- Elle aurait aimé enterrer son mari à côté de ses parents, mais il avait exprimé le souhait d’être incinéré. (She would have liked to bury her husband next to her parents, but he had expressed the wish to be cremated.)
Overall, enterrer is a common verb used in everyday French to talk about burial or placing something in the ground, often in a metaphorical sense. In the Conditionnel Passé tense, it is used to express what could have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of enterrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais enterré | J’aurais enterré mon chien. | I would have buried my dog. |
tu | aurais enterré | Tu aurais enterré un trésor. | You would have buried a treasure. |
il | aurait enterré | Il aurait enterré sa grand-mère. | He would have buried his grandmother. |
elle | aurait enterré | Elle aurait enterré sa bague. | She would have buried her ring. |
on | aurait enterré | On aurait enterré les corps. | One would have buried the bodies. |
nous | aurions enterré | Nous aurions enterré nos secrets. | We would have buried our secrets. |
vous | auriez enterré | Vous auriez enterré la hache de guerre. | You would have buried the hatchet. |
ils | auraient enterré | Ils auraient enterré leurs ancêtres. | They would have buried their ancestors. |
elles | auraient enterré | Elles auraient enterré des trésors. | They (female) would have buried treasures. |
Other Conjugations for Enterrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb enterrer
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Enterrer – 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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