Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Introduction to the verb fleurer
The English translation of the French verb fleurer is “to smell” or “to give off a scent.” It is pronounced “fluh-rer” in its infinitive form.
The word fleurer comes from the Latin root “flor” meaning “flower” and was originally used in French to describe the act of giving off a floral scent. However, over time, its meaning has expanded to include any type of scent or aroma.
In everyday French, fleurer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Some examples of its usage in this tense include:
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Si tu avais ouvert la fenêtre, tu aurais fleuré les roses dans le jardin.
English translation: If you had opened the window, you would have smelled the roses in the garden. -
Nous aurions fleuré le parfum de lavande si nous avions visité la Provence.
English translation: We would have smelled the scent of lavender if we had visited Provence. -
Elle aurait fleuré le gâteau au chocolat en entrant dans la cuisine.
English translation: She would have smelled the chocolate cake when she entered the kitchen.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fleurer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais fleuré | Si j’avais su, j’aurais fleuré la rose. | I would have smelled the rose if I had known. |
tu | aurais fleuré | Tu aurais fleuré le parfum. | You would have smelled the perfume. |
il | aurait fleuré | Il aurait fleuré les épices. | He would have smelled the spices. |
elle | aurait fleuré | Elle aurait fleuré le jardin. | She would have smelled the garden. |
on | aurait fleuré | On aurait fleuré l’air frais. | One would have smelled the fresh air. |
nous | aurions fleuré | Nous aurions fleuré la lavande. | We would have smelled the lavender. |
vous | auriez fleuré | Vous auriez fleuré le vin. | You would have smelled the wine. |
ils | auraient fleuré | Ils auraient fleuré les fleurs. | They would have smelled the flowers. |
elles | auraient fleuré | Elles auraient fleuré le parfum. | They (female) would have smelled the perfume. |
Other Conjugations for Fleurer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fleurer
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Fleurer – 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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