Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Introduction to the verb entrechoquer
The English translation of the French verb entrechoquer is “to clash” or “to collide”. It is pronounced as “ahn-truh-shuh-kay”.
The word entrechoquer comes from the combination of the prefix “entre”, meaning “between”, and the verb “choquer”, meaning “to shock” or “to collide”. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to describe physical clashes or collisions.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, entrechoquer is used to express a hypothetical or possible past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Conditionnel Présent tense and adding the past participle of entrechoquer, which is “entrechoqué”.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si nous avions été plus prudents, nous n’aurions pas entrechoqué nos voitures. (If we had been more careful, we wouldn’t have collided our cars.)
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Est-ce que tu aurais entrechoqué ta voiture avec le mur si tu avais bu moins de vin? (Would you have crashed your car into the wall if you had drunk less wine?)
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Vous auriez pu éviter d’entrechoquer les plats si vous aviez fait attention en les transportant. (You could have avoided clashing the dishes if you had been careful while carrying them.)
Overall, entrechoquer is a common verb in French used to describe physical clashes or collisions, often in a hypothetical or possible past scenario. Its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense allows for the expression of regrets or alternative outcomes.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of entrechoquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais entrechoqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais entrechoqué. | I would have collided with you. |
tu | aurais entrechoqué | Tu aurais entrechoqué plus tôt. | You would have collided earlier. |
il | aurait entrechoqué | Il aurait entrechoqué avec la voiture. | He would have collided with the car. |
elle | aurait entrechoqué | Elle aurait entrechoqué avec le mur. | She would have collided with the wall. |
on | aurait entrechoqué | On aurait entrechoqué en dansant. | One would have collided while dancing. |
nous | aurions entrechoqué | Nous aurions entrechoqué nos verres. | We would have clinked our glasses. |
vous | auriez entrechoqué | Vous auriez entrechoqué avec eux. | You would have collided with them. |
ils | auraient entrechoqué | Ils auraient entrechoqué en jouant. | They would have collided while playing. |
elles | auraient entrechoqué | Elles auraient entrechoqué en courant. | They (female) would have collided while running. |
Other Conjugations for Entrechoquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entrechoquer
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Entrechoquer – 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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