Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Introduction to the verb escompter
The English translation of the French verb escompter is “to expect” or “to anticipate.” It is pronounced as “es-komt-ay.”
The language origin of escompter is from the Old French word “escompter” meaning “to reckon,” which comes from the Latin word “excomputare” meaning “to calculate.”
In everyday French, escompter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is formed with the helping verb “avoir” in the conditional tense and the past participle of escompter, which is “escompté.” This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of escompter in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais étudié plus, j’aurais escompté une meilleure note à mon examen. (If I had studied more, I would have expected a better grade on my exam.)
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Ils auraient escompté une augmentation de salaire s’ils avaient travaillé plus dur. (They would have anticipated a salary increase if they had worked harder.)
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Nous aurions escompté une réponse plus rapide de leur part. (We would have expected a faster response from them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of escompter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais escompté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais escompté. | I would have expected. |
tu | aurais escompté | Tu aurais escompté beaucoup. | You would have expected a lot. |
il | aurait escompté | Il aurait escompté ce paiement. | He would have expected this payment. |
elle | aurait escompté | Elle aurait escompté le succès. | She would have expected success. |
on | aurait escompté | On aurait escompté une baisse. | One would have expected a decrease. |
nous | aurions escompté | Nous aurions escompté une réponse. | We would have expected a response. |
vous | auriez escompté | Vous auriez escompté mieux. | You would have expected better. |
ils | auraient escompté | Ils auraient escompté des profits. | They would have expected profits. |
elles | auraient escompté | Elles auraient escompté un changement. | They (female) would have expected a change. |
Other Conjugations for Escompter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escompter
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Escompter – 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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