Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Introduction to the verb freiner
The English translation of the French verb freiner is “to brake.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “fruh-nay.”
The word “freiner” comes from the Old French word “frain,” which means “bridle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or possible actions that would have occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of freiner in the Conditionnel Passé tense and their English translations:
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Si j’avais su qu’il y avait un accident, j’aurais freiné à temps.
Translation: If I had known there was an accident, I would have braked in time. -
Nous aurions pu éviter la collision si le conducteur avait freiné plus tôt.
Translation: We could have avoided the collision if the driver had braked earlier. -
Ils auraient été en retard si le train avait freiné à cause du mauvais temps.
Translation: They would have been late if the train had braked due to bad weather.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of freiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais freiné | Si j’avais su, j’aurais freiné. | I would have braked. |
tu | aurais freiné | Tu aurais freiné plus tôt. | You would have braked earlier. |
il | aurait freiné | Il aurait freiné à temps. | He would have braked in time. |
elle | aurait freiné | Elle aurait freiné sur la route. | She would have braked on the road. |
on | aurait freiné | On aurait freiné en urgence. | One would have braked in emergency. |
nous | aurions freiné | Nous aurions freiné plus fort. | We would have braked harder. |
vous | auriez freiné | Vous auriez freiné à leur place. | You would have braked in their place. |
ils | auraient freiné | Ils auraient freiné pour éviter. | They would have braked to avoid. |
elles | auraient freiné | Elles auraient freiné en panique. | They (female) would have braked in panic. |
Other Conjugations for Freiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb freiner
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Freiner – 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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