Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Introduction to the verb entonner
The English translation of the French verb entonner is “to intone” or “to sing in a tune”. It is pronounced as “ahn-toh-nay” in the infinitive form.
Entonner comes from the Old French word “entoner” which means “to give a tone or intonation”. It is derived from the Latin word “intonare”, which also means “to intone”.
In everyday French, entonner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action or event that would have happened in the past. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of entonner.
Three simple examples of entonner in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si je t’avais appris à entonner correctement, tu aurais pu participer au concours de chant. (If I had taught you to intone correctly, you could have participated in the singing contest.)
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Il aurait gagné le premier prix s’il avait entonné la chanson avec plus de passion. (He would have won the first prize if he had intoned the song with more passion.)
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Nous serions arrivés à l’heure si le chauffeur de bus n’avait pas entonné une chanson tout le long du trajet. (We would have arrived on time if the bus driver had not intoned a song throughout the journey.)
In these examples, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical past action or event, and entonner is used in its past participle form to indicate that the action of intoning was completed in the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of entonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais entonné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais entonné. | I would have sung to you. |
tu | aurais entonné | Tu aurais entonné plus tôt. | You would have sung earlier. |
il | aurait entonné | Il aurait entonné une chanson. | He would have sung a song. |
elle | aurait entonné | Elle aurait entonné une berceuse. | She would have sung a lullaby. |
on | aurait entonné | On aurait entonné en choeur. | One would have sung in chorus. |
nous | aurions entonné | Nous aurions entonné un air connu. | We would have sung a familiar tune. |
vous | auriez entonné | Vous auriez entonné avec nous. | You would have sung with us. |
ils | auraient entonné | Ils auraient entonné des chants traditionnels. | They would have sung traditional songs. |
elles | auraient entonné | Elles auraient entonné les hymnes nationaux. | They (female) would have sung national anthems. |
Other Conjugations for Entonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entonner
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Entonner – 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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