Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Introduction to the verb estropier
The English translation of the French verb estropier is “to cripple” or “to maim.” It is pronounced as “es-troh-pee-yay.”
The word estropier comes from the Old French word “estropier,” which means “to lame.” It is derived from the Latin word “struppiare,” which means “to mutilate.”
In everyday French, the verb estropier is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais joué au football, je me serais estropié le genou. (If I had played football, I would have crippled my knee.)
- Tu aurais estropié ton bras si tu avais fait du saut à l’élastique. (You would have maimed your arm if you had gone bungee jumping.)
- Il se serait estropié la cheville s’il était tombé de l’échelle. (He would have injured his ankle if he had fallen off the ladder.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of estropier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais estropié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais estropié. | I would have crippled you. |
tu | aurais estropié | Tu aurais estropié quelqu’un. | You would have crippled someone. |
il | aurait estropié | Il aurait estropié son ennemi. | He would have crippled his enemy. |
elle | aurait estropié | Elle aurait estropié sa victime. | She would have crippled her victim. |
on | aurait estropié | On aurait estropié l’animal. | One would have crippled the animal. |
nous | aurions estropié | Nous aurions estropié le criminel. | We would have crippled the criminal. |
vous | auriez estropié | Vous auriez estropié la bête. | You would have crippled the beast. |
ils | auraient estropié | Ils auraient estropié le monstre. | They would have crippled the monster. |
elles | auraient estropié | Elles auraient estropié le géant. | They (female) would have crippled the giant. |
Other Conjugations for Estropier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb estropier
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Estropier – 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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