Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Introduction to the verb expier
The English translation of the French verb expier is “to atone” or “to make amends.” It is pronounced as “eks-pee-ay.”
The verb expier comes from the Latin word “expiare,” meaning “to atone for” or “to make amends.” It is most often used in its infinitive form or in the Conditionnel Passé (conditional past) tense in everyday French.
The Conditionnel Passé tense is formed by using the conditional of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the verb. It is typically used to express actions that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of expier in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su que j’avais fait du tort à mon ami, j’aurais expié mes actions. (If I had known I had wronged my friend, I would have atoned for my actions.)
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Ils auraient expié leurs péchés s’ils avaient pris la responsabilité de leurs actes. (They would have made amends for their sins if they had taken responsibility for their actions.)
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Si tu avais expié tes erreurs plus tôt, tu n’aurais pas eu à subir les conséquences maintenant. (If you had atoned for your mistakes earlier, you wouldn’t have to suffer the consequences now.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of expier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais expié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais expié. | I would have atoned for you. |
tu | aurais expié | Tu aurais expié plus tôt. | You would have atoned earlier. |
il | aurait expié | Il aurait expié son erreur. | He would have atoned for his mistake. |
elle | aurait expié | Elle aurait expié ses péchés. | She would have atoned for her sins. |
on | aurait expié | On aurait expié nos fautes. | One would have atoned for our faults. |
nous | aurions expié | Nous aurions expié nos actions. | We would have atoned for our actions. |
vous | auriez expié | Vous auriez expié ensemble. | You would have atoned together. |
ils | auraient expié | Ils auraient expié leurs crimes. | They would have atoned for their crimes. |
elles | auraient expié | Elles auraient expié leurs erreurs. | They (female) would have atoned for their mistakes. |
Other Conjugations for Expier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb expier
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Expier – 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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