Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Introduction to the verb esquiver
The English translation of the French verb esquiver is “to dodge” or “to avoid.” It is pronounced “ess-kee-ver.”
The language origin of esquiver can be traced back to the Latin word “exquiro,” meaning “to search out” or “to seek.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that could have taken place in the past.
Examples of esquiver in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais su qu’il allait m’attaquer, j’aurais esquivé son coup. (If I had known he was going to attack me, I would have dodged his blow.)
- Elle aurait pu esquiver la question, mais elle a préféré y répondre honnêtement. (She could have avoided the question, but she chose to answer it honestly.)
- Nous serions tous morts s’il n’avait pas esquivé le camion qui nous fonçait dessus. (We would all be dead if he hadn’t avoided the truck that was coming straight at us.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of esquiver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais esquivé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais esquivé | I would have dodged you. |
tu | aurais esquivé | Tu aurais esquivé mon coup. | You would have dodged my punch. |
il | aurait esquivé | Il aurait esquivé la question. | He would have avoided the question. |
elle | aurait esquivé | Elle aurait esquivé le problème. | She would have evaded the problem. |
on | aurait esquivé | On aurait esquivé le sujet. | One would have skirted around the subject. |
nous | aurions esquivé | Nous aurions esquivé les balles. | We would have dodged the bullets. |
vous | auriez esquivé | Vous auriez esquivé les conséquences. | You would have avoided the consequences. |
ils | auraient esquivé | Ils auraient esquivé la règle. | They would have disregarded the rule. |
elles | auraient esquivé | Elles auraient esquivé le danger. | They (female) would have escaped the danger. |
Other Conjugations for Esquiver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esquiver
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Esquiver – 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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