Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Introduction to the verb flairer
The English translation of the French verb flairer is “to smell” or “to sniff.” It is pronounced as “flay-ree-eh” in the infinitive form.
The word flairer is derived from the Latin word “flare,” which means “to blow, breathe, or inhale.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the past conditional tense. This tense is used to express an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of how flairer is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense in everyday French, along with their English translations:
- Si j’avais flairé le piège, je ne serais pas tombé dedans. (If I had smelled the trap, I wouldn’t have fallen into it.)
- Nous aurions flairé l’arnaque si nous avions été plus vigilants. (We would have sniffed out the scam if we had been more careful.)
- Tu aurais flairé la présence d’un chat si tu n’avais pas perdu ton odorat. (You would have sensed the presence of a cat if you hadn’t lost your sense of smell.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of flairer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais flairé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais flairé. | I would have sniffed it out if I had known. |
tu | aurais flairé | Tu aurais flairé le danger. | You would have sensed the danger. |
il | aurait flairé | Il aurait flairé le parfum. | He would have smelled the perfume. |
elle | aurait flairé | Elle aurait flairé l’arnaque. | She would have detected the scam. |
on | aurait flairé | On aurait flairé le piège. | One would have sniffed out the trap. |
nous | aurions flairé | Nous aurions flairé la bonne affaire. | We would have discovered the good deal. |
vous | auriez flairé | Vous auriez flairé l’odeur. | You would have smelled the scent. |
ils | auraient flairé | Ils auraient flairé le mensonge. | They would have smelled the lie. |
elles | auraient flairé | Elles auraient flairé le danger. | They (female) would have sensed the danger. |
Other Conjugations for Flairer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flairer
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Flairer – 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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