Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Introduction to the verb fermer
The English translation of the French verb fermer is “to close.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “fehr-may.”
The word “fermer” comes from the Latin word “firmāre,” meaning “to make firm.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which translates to the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how “fermer” is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais eu la clé, j’aurais fermé la porte. (If I had had the key, I would have closed the door.)
- Nous aurions fermé les fenêtres s’il avait plu. (We would have closed the windows if it had rained.)
- Tu aurais fermé les yeux si tu avais vu le film. (You would have closed your eyes if you had seen the movie.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fermer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fermé | Si tu avais été là, je t’aurais fermé la porte. | If you had been there, I would have closed the door. |
tu | aurais fermé | Tu aurais fermé la fenêtre. | You would have closed the window. |
il | aurait fermé | Il aurait fermé le magasin. | He would have closed the store. |
elle | aurait fermé | Elle aurait fermé le rideau. | She would have closed the curtain. |
on | aurait fermé | On aurait fermé l’école. | One would have closed the school. |
nous | aurions fermé | Nous aurions fermé la porte à clé. | We would have locked the door. |
vous | auriez fermé | Vous auriez fermé la boîte. | You would have closed the box. |
ils | auraient fermé | Ils auraient fermé les portes. | They would have closed the doors. |
elles | auraient fermé | Elles auraient fermé la boutique. | They (female) would have closed the shop. |
Other Conjugations for Fermer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fermer
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Fermer – 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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