Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Introduction to the verb fréter
The English translation of the French verb fréter is “to charter.” It is pronounced “freh-tay.”
The word fréter comes from the Latin word “fractare,” meaning “to break or divide.” It first appeared in Old French as “frete” in the 12th century. In modern French, it is most often used in the context of transportation, specifically for chartering a mode of transportation such as a boat or plane.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, fréter is used to express a hypothetical action or situation in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
1) Si j’avais de l’argent, j’aurais frété un avion pour voyager autour du monde. (If I had money, I would have chartered a plane to travel around the world.)
2) Tu aurais frété un bateau pour ta fête d’anniversaire si tu avais su naviguer. (You would have chartered a boat for your birthday party if you knew how to navigate.)
3) Ils auraient frété un bus pour aller à la plage si le temps avait été plus chaud. (They would have chartered a bus to go to the beach if the weather had been warmer.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of fréter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais frété | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais frété. | I would have chartered for you. |
tu | aurais frété | Tu aurais frété un bateau. | You would have chartered a boat. |
il | aurait frété | Il aurait frété un avion. | He would have chartered a plane. |
elle | aurait frété | Elle aurait frété une voiture. | She would have chartered a car. |
on | aurait frété | On aurait frété des camions. | One would have chartered some trucks. |
nous | aurions frété | Nous aurions frété un yacht. | We would have chartered a yacht. |
vous | auriez frété | Vous auriez frété un hélicoptère. | You would have chartered a helicopter. |
ils | auraient frété | Ils auraient frété un train. | They would have chartered a train. |
elles | auraient frété | Elles auraient frété des vélos. | They (female) would have chartered some bikes. |
Other Conjugations for Fréter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb fréter
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Fréter – 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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