Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Introduction to the verb errer
The English translation of the French verb errer is “to wander” or “to roam.” It is pronounced as “eh-reh.”
Errer comes from the Latin word “errare,” which means “to wander.” It is commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or imagined action that would have happened in the past. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of the usage of errer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Si j’avais erré dans les rues de Paris, j’aurais découvert de nombreux trésors. (If I had wandered the streets of Paris, I would have discovered many treasures.)
- Ils auraient erré pendant des heures dans la forêt avant de retrouver leur chemin. (They would have roamed for hours in the forest before finding their way back.)
- Nous serions partis à la montagne si nous n’avions pas erré dans le centre-ville. (We would have gone to the mountains if we hadn’t wandered around the city center.)
Overall, errer is a versatile verb that can express the act of wandering physically or mentally. It can also be used in a figurative sense, such as “to wander aimlessly” or “to wander in one’s thoughts.”
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of errer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais erré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais erré toute la journée. | I would have wandered all day. |
tu | aurais erré | Tu aurais erré dans le parc. | You would have wandered in the park. |
il | aurait erré | Il aurait erré dans les rues. | He would have roamed the streets. |
elle | aurait erré | Elle aurait erré seule. | She would have wandered alone. |
on | aurait erré | On aurait erré dans la forêt. | One would have wandered in the forest. |
nous | aurions erré | Nous aurions erré en montagne. | We would have wandered in the mountains. |
vous | auriez erré | Vous auriez erré dans le désert. | You would have wandered in the desert. |
ils | auraient erré | Ils auraient erré dans la ville. | They would have wandered in the city. |
elles | auraient erré | Elles auraient erré sur la plage. | They (female) would have wandered on the beach. |
Other Conjugations for Errer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb errer
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Errer – 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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