Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Introduction to the verb exagérer
The English translation of the French verb exagérer is “to exaggerate.” The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced “eg-zah-zheh-ray.”
The word “exagérer” comes from the Latin word “exaggerare,” meaning “to increase.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to talk about actions or events that would have happened if certain conditions had been met in the past.
Here are three simple examples of exagérer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si tu avais exagéré les chiffres, nous aurions perdu le contrat. (If you had exaggerated the numbers, we would have lost the contract.)
- J’aurais vraiment aimé que tu n’aies pas exagéré tes talents de cuisinier. (I really wish you hadn’t exaggerated your cooking skills.)
- Elle aurait dû s’excuser pour avoir exagéré la situation. (She should have apologized for exaggerating the situation.)
English translations:
- If you had exaggerated the numbers, we would have lost the contract.
- I really wish you hadn’t exaggerated your cooking skills.
- She should have apologized for exaggerating the situation.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of exagérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais exagéré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais exagéré. | I would have exaggerated. |
tu | aurais exagéré | Tu aurais exagéré plus tôt. | You would have exaggerated earlier. |
il | aurait exagéré | Il aurait exagéré ses réactions. | He would have exaggerated his reactions. |
elle | aurait exagéré | Elle aurait exagéré la situation. | She would have exaggerated the situation. |
on | aurait exagéré | On aurait exagéré les conséquences. | One would have exaggerated the consequences. |
nous | aurions exagéré | Nous aurions exagéré nos réactions. | We would have exaggerated our reactions. |
vous | auriez exagéré | Vous auriez exagéré avec eux. | You would have exaggerated with them. |
ils | auraient exagéré | Ils auraient exagéré leurs récits. | They would have exaggerated their stories. |
elles | auraient exagéré | Elles auraient exagéré leur performance. | They (female) would have exaggerated their performance. |
Other Conjugations for Exagérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb exagérer
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Exagérer – 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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