Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Introduction to the verb ferrailler
The English translation of the French verb ferrailler is “to fight” or “to spar”. It is pronounced as “feh-ray-ay”.
The word ferrailler comes from the Old French verb “ferrailer”, which means “to fight with swords”. This verb is derived from the word “fer”, which means “iron”, referring to the use of iron swords in battles.
In everyday French, ferrailler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the conditional tense and adding the past participle of ferrailler, which is “ferraillé”.
Three simple examples of ferrailler in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais ferraillé avec lui, j’aurais sûrement perdu. (If I had fought with him, I would have surely lost.)
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Nous aurions ferraillé toute la nuit si la police ne nous avait pas arrêtés. (We would have fought all night if the police hadn’t stopped us.)
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Vous seriez arrivés plus tôt si vous n’aviez pas ferraillé pour trouver une place de parking. (You would have arrived earlier if you hadn’t fought to find a parking spot.)
These sentences can be translated into English as: “If I had fought with him, I would have surely lost.” “We would have fought all night if the police hadn’t stopped us.” “You would have arrived earlier if you hadn’t fought to find a parking spot.”
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of ferrailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais ferrailé | Si j’avais été plus fort, je t’aurais ferrailé. | If I had been stronger, I would have fought you. |
tu | aurais ferrailé | Tu aurais ferrailé contre le mur. | You would have fought against the wall. |
il | aurait ferrailé | Il aurait ferrailé pour sa liberté. | He would have fought for his freedom. |
elle | aurait ferrailé | Elle aurait ferrailé avec son frère. | She would have fought with her brother. |
on | aurait ferrailé | On aurait ferrailé pour notre pays. | One would have fought for our country. |
nous | aurions ferrailé | Nous aurions ferrailé en équipe. | We would have fought as a team. |
vous | auriez ferrailé | Vous auriez ferrailé ensemble. | You would have fought together. |
ils | auraient ferrailé | Ils auraient ferrailé pour leur honneur. | They would have fought for their honor. |
elles | auraient ferrailé | Elles auraient ferrailé jusqu’au bout. | They (female) would have fought until the end. |
Other Conjugations for Ferrailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ferrailler
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Ferrailler – 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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