Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Introduction to the verb etirer
The English translation of the French verb etirer is “to stretch.” It is pronounced as “ay-tee-ray.”
Etirer comes from the Latin word “tendere,” meaning “to stretch.” It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the physical action of stretching or extending something, such as a muscle or an object.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, etirer is used to express a hypothetical or past action that could have been stretched or extended. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi mon cours de yoga, j’aurais pu étirer mes muscles avant de faire du sport. (If I had taken my yoga class, I could have stretched my muscles before exercising.)
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Nous aurions dû étirer notre budget pour pouvoir acheter cette maison. (We should have stretched our budget to be able to buy this house.)
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Elle aurait aimé étirer ses vacances d’été, mais elle n’avait pas assez d’argent. (She would have liked to extend her summer vacation, but she didn’t have enough money.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of etirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais étiré | Si j’avais eu le temps, je t’aurais étiré. | If I had had time, I would have stretched you. |
tu | aurais étiré | Tu aurais étiré tes muscles avant de courir. | You would have stretched your muscles before running. |
il | aurait étiré | Il aurait étiré ses bras en l’air. | He would have stretched his arms in the air. |
elle | aurait étiré | Elle aurait étiré son dos après avoir travaillé. | She would have stretched her back after working. |
on | aurait étiré | On aurait étiré les élastiques pour faire des bracelets. | We would have stretched the elastic bands to make bracelets. |
nous | aurions étiré | Nous aurions étiré nos muscles avant le match. | We would have stretched our muscles before the match. |
vous | auriez étiré | Vous auriez étiré vos jambes après la randonnée. | You would have stretched your legs after the hike. |
ils | auraient étiré | Ils auraient étiré leurs corps avant la séance de yoga. | They would have stretched their bodies before the yoga session. |
elles | auraient étiré | Elles auraient étiré leurs bras en l’air. | They (female) would have stretched their arms in the air. |
Other Conjugations for Etirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb etirer
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Etirer – 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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