Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Introduction to the verb foudroyer
The English translation of the French verb foudroyer is “to strike with lightning” or “to strike down.” It is pronounced as “foo-dwah-yay.”
The word foudroyer comes from the French word “foudre,” which means “lightning.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe an action of sudden and powerful destruction or impact.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, foudroyer is conjugated as “aurais foudroyé” for the first person singular form, “aurais foudroyé” for the second person singular form, “aurait foudroyé” for the third person singular form, “aurions foudroyé” for the first person plural form, “auriez foudroyé” for the second person plural form, and “auraient foudroyé” for the third person plural form.
Here are three examples of foudroyer used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais continué à jouer, j’aurais foudroyé mon adversaire. (If I had kept playing, I would have struck down my opponent.)
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Ils auraient foudroyé tous les arbres sur leur chemin. (They would have struck down all the trees in their path.)
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Si tu n’avais pas quitté la ville, tu aurais foudroyé ta carrière. (If you hadn’t left the city, you would have destroyed your career.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of foudroyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais foudroyé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais foudroyé. | I would have struck you with lightning. |
tu | aurais foudroyé | Tu aurais foudroyé plus tôt. | You would have struck earlier. |
il | aurait foudroyé | Il aurait foudroyé le chien. | He would have struck the dog. |
elle | aurait foudroyé | Elle aurait foudroyé le chat. | She would have struck the cat. |
on | aurait foudroyé | On aurait foudroyé cette ville. | One would have struck this city. |
nous | aurions foudroyé | Nous aurions foudroyé tous les ennemis. | We would have struck all of the enemies. |
vous | auriez foudroyé | Vous auriez foudroyé avec la force de Zeus. | You would have struck with the force of Zeus. |
ils | auraient foudroyé | Ils auraient foudroyé l’armée ennemie. | They would have struck the enemy army. |
elles | auraient foudroyé | Elles auraient foudroyé les méchants. | They (female) would have struck the villains. |
Other Conjugations for Foudroyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb foudroyer
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Foudroyer – 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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