Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Introduction to the verb flanquer
The English translation of the French verb flanquer is “to flank” or “to flanker.” The infinitive form, flanquer, is pronounced “flahn-ker.”
The word flanquer comes from the Old French word “flanc,” meaning “flank.” It is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which translates to the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of how flanquer is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais su, je t’aurais flanqué une bonne gifle. (If I had known, I would have given you a good slap.)
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Ils auraient été en mesure de flanquer une belle décoration pour la fête. (They would have been able to flanker a beautiful decoration for the party.)
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Si tu avais flanqué une tape sur son épaule, il aurait sûrement été content. (If you had flanked a tap on his shoulder, he would have surely been happy.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of flanquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais flanqué | Si j’avais été là, je t’aurais flanqué. | If I had been there, I would have given you a good scolding. |
tu | aurais flanqué | Tu aurais flanqué un baiser à ta petite amie. | You would have planted a kiss on your girlfriend. |
il | aurait flanqué | Il aurait flanqué un coup de pied au ballon. | He would have kicked the ball. |
elle | aurait flanqué | Elle aurait flanqué un coup de poing à son adversaire. | She would have punched her opponent. |
on | aurait flanqué | On aurait flanqué une fessée à l’enfant. | One would have spanked the child. |
nous | aurions flanqué | Nous aurions flanqué un sermon aux étudiants. | We would have given a lecture to the students. |
vous | auriez flanqué | Vous auriez flanqué une gifle à l’homme. | You would have slapped the man. |
ils | auraient flanqué | Ils auraient flanqué une raclée à leurs rivaux. | They would have beaten their rivals. |
elles | auraient flanqué | Elles auraient flanqué une bise à leur grand-mère. | They (female) would have given a kiss to their grandmother. |
Other Conjugations for Flanquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb flanquer
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Flanquer – 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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