Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Introduction to the verb esquisser
The English translation of the French verb esquisser is “to sketch” or “to outline.” It is pronounced “es-kee-say.”
The word esquisser comes from the Old French word “esquisse,” meaning “sketch” or “outline,” which in turn comes from the Latin word “schedius,” meaning “unrolled.” In everyday French, esquisser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action or event in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, j’aurais esquissé un portrait de toi. (If I had more time, I would have sketched a portrait of you.)
- Nous aurions esquissé un plan pour le projet, mais nous n’avions pas assez de ressources. (We would have outlined a plan for the project, but we didn’t have enough resources.)
- Il aurait esquissé un sourire si on lui avait dit une blague. (He would have smiled if we had told him a joke.)
English translations:
- If I had more time, I would have sketched a portrait of you.
- We would have outlined a plan for the project, but we didn’t have enough resources.
- He would have smiled if we had told him a joke.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of esquisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais esquissé | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais esquissé un portrait. | If I had more time, I would have sketched a portrait. |
tu | aurais esquissé | Tu aurais esquissé un paysage magnifique. | You would have sketched a beautiful landscape. |
il | aurait esquissé | Il aurait esquissé un bâtiment moderne. | He would have sketched a modern building. |
elle | aurait esquissé | Elle aurait esquissé une robe élégante. | She would have sketched an elegant dress. |
on | aurait esquissé | On aurait esquissé un plan pour le projet. | We would have sketched a plan for the project. |
nous | aurions esquissé | Nous aurions esquissé des idées pour la présentation. | We would have sketched ideas for the presentation. |
vous | auriez esquissé | Vous auriez esquissé des dessins pour le concours. | You would have sketched drawings for the competition. |
ils | auraient esquissé | Ils auraient esquissé des portraits de famille. | They would have sketched family portraits. |
elles | auraient esquissé | Elles auraient esquissé des paysages abstraits. | They (female) would have sketched abstract landscapes. |
Other Conjugations for Esquisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquisser
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Esquisser – 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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