Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Introduction to the verb escroquer
The English translation of the French verb escroquer is to scam or to swindle. It is pronounced as “es-kro-kay”.
The word escroquer comes from the Old French word “escroque” which means trickery or deception. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the conditional tense followed by the past participle of escroquer, which is “escroqué”.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais escroqué ces touristes si je n’avais pas été pris en flagrant délit.
Translation: I would have scammed those tourists if I hadn’t been caught red-handed. -
Tu aurais été escroqué si tu avais accepté leur offre.
Translation: You would have been swindled if you had accepted their offer. -
Nous aurions été escroqués si nous avions remis notre argent à cet escroc.
Translation: We would have been scammed if we had given our money to that con artist.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of escroquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais escroqué | Si j’avais besoin, je t’aurais escroqué. | If I needed to, I would have swindled you. |
tu | aurais escroqué | Tu aurais escroqué toute ta famille. | You would have swindled your whole family. |
il | aurait escroqué | Il aurait escroqué des millions. | He would have swindled millions. |
elle | aurait escroqué | Elle aurait escroqué son patron. | She would have swindled her boss. |
on | aurait escroqué | On aurait escroqué tout le monde. | One would have swindled everyone. |
nous | aurions escroqué | Nous aurions escroqué ensemble. | We would have swindled together. |
vous | auriez escroqué | Vous auriez escroqué sans remords. | You would have swindled without remorse. |
ils | auraient escroqué | Ils auraient escroqué des millions. | They would have swindled millions. |
elles | auraient escroqué | Elles auraient escroqué leur patron. | They (female) would have swindled their boss. |
Other Conjugations for Escroquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb escroquer
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Escroquer – 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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