Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Introduction to the verb exacerber
The English translation of the French verb exacerber is “to exacerbate” or “to aggravate”. It is pronounced as “ehgzah-seh-bay”.
The word exacerber comes from the Latin word “exacerbare” which means “to irritate” or “to provoke”. It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, exacerber is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the past conditional tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical situation in the past, often accompanied by a condition.
Here are three simple examples of exacerber in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si tu avais dit la vérité, tu n’aurais pas exacerbé la situation.
(If you had told the truth, you wouldn’t have exacerbated the situation.) -
J’aurais aimé t’aider, mais je craignais d’exacerber ta colère.
(I would have liked to help you, but I was afraid of exacerbating your anger.) -
S’ils avaient suivi les consignes, ils n’auraient pas exacerbé les blessures.
(If they had followed the instructions, they wouldn’t have exacerbated the injuries.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of exacerber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais exacerbé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais exacerbé la situation. | If I had known, I would have exacerbated the situation. |
tu | aurais exacerbé | Tu aurais exacerbé les tensions. | You would have exacerbated the tensions. |
il | aurait exacerbé | Il aurait exacerbé la colère de son père. | He would have exacerbated his father’s anger. |
elle | aurait exacerbé | Elle aurait exacerbé les symptômes de sa maladie. | She would have exacerbated her illness symptoms. |
on | aurait exacerbé | On aurait exacerbé les différences culturelles. | One would have exacerbated cultural differences. |
nous | aurions exacerbé | Nous aurions exacerbé la situation. | We would have exacerbated the situation. |
vous | auriez exacerbé | Vous auriez exacerbé le conflit. | You would have exacerbated the conflict. |
ils | auraient exacerbé | Ils auraient exacerbé la crise économique. | They would have exacerbated the economic crisis. |
elles | auraient exacerbé | Elles auraient exacerbé les problèmes environnementaux. | They (female) would have exacerbated environmental issues. |
Other Conjugations for Exacerber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exacerber
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Exacerber – 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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