Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Introduction to the verb foisonner
The English translation of the French verb foisonner is “to abound” or “to be plentiful.” It is pronounced as “fwah-zoh-nay” in its infinitive form.
Foisonner comes from the Old French word “foison,” meaning abundance or plenty. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or potential action in the past.
Here are three examples of foisonner in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais foisonné de cadeaux pour mes amis. (If I had won the lottery, I would have abounded in gifts for my friends.)
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Il n’aurait pas fallu longtemps pour que la nature foisonne de vie après la pluie. (It wouldn’t have taken long for nature to abound with life after the rain.)
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Nous aurions foisonné de bonnes idées si nous avions eu plus de temps pour préparer notre projet. (We would have abounded in good ideas if we had had more time to prepare our project.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of foisonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais foisonné | Si j’avais plus d’argent, j’aurais foisonné de bonheur. | If I had more money, I would have been overflowing with happiness. |
tu | aurais foisonné | Tu aurais foisonné d’idées pour la fête. | You would have been full of ideas for the party. |
il | aurait foisonné | Il aurait foisonné de projets pour l’avenir. | He would have been filled with plans for the future. |
elle | aurait foisonné | Elle aurait foisonné de compliments pour toi. | She would have been overflowing with compliments for you. |
on | aurait foisonné | On aurait foisonné de possibilités. | One would have had many opportunities. |
nous | aurions foisonné | Nous aurions foisonné d’énergie. | We would have been full of energy. |
vous | auriez foisonné | Vous auriez foisonné d’initiatives. | You would have been full of initiatives. |
ils | auraient foisonné | Ils auraient foisonné d’inventions. | They would have been overflowing with inventions. |
elles | auraient foisonné | Elles auraient foisonné de créativité. | They (female) would have been full of creativity. |
Other Conjugations for Foisonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foisonner
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Foisonner – 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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