Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Introduction to the verb frôler
The English translation of the French verb frôler is “to brush against” or “to graze.” It is pronounced as [fʁɔle].
The word frôler comes from the Old French word “froler,” which meant “to touch lightly.” It is derived from the Latin word “fricare,” meaning “to rub.” In everyday French, frôler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Examples:
- Si j’avais frôlé le mur, je me serais blessé. (If I had brushed against the wall, I would have hurt myself.)
- Nous aurions frôlé la crise financière si nous n’avions pas pris cette décision. (We would have grazed the financial crisis if we had not made this decision.)
- Elle aurait frôlé la mort si le sauveteur n’était pas intervenu à temps. (She would have brushed against death if the lifeguard had not intervened in time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of frôler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais frôlé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais frôlé. | I would have grazed you. |
tu | aurais frôlé | Tu aurais frôlé sa main. | You would have brushed his hand. |
il | aurait frôlé | Il aurait frôlé le mur. | He would have grazed the wall. |
elle | aurait frôlé | Elle aurait frôlé le sol. | She would have skimmed the ground. |
on | aurait frôlé | On aurait frôlé l’eau. | One would have skimmed the water. |
nous | aurions frôlé | Nous aurions frôlé l’horizon. | We would have grazed the horizon. |
vous | auriez frôlé | Vous auriez frôlé le danger. | You would have skirted danger. |
ils | auraient frôlé | Ils auraient frôlé le danger. | They would have brushed danger. |
elles | auraient frôlé | Elles auraient frôlé la mort. | They (female) would have brushed death. |
Other Conjugations for Frôler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb frôler
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Frôler – 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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