Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Introduction to the verb froncer
The English translation of the French verb froncer is “to frown” or “to wrinkle.” It is pronounced as “fron-say” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of froncer can be traced back to the Old French word “froichier,” which means “to wrinkle.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb “aurais” (would have) followed by the past participle of froncer.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais vu cette photo, j’aurais froncé les sourcils. (If I had seen this photo, I would have frowned.)
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Tu aurais froncé le nez si tu avais mangé ce fromage. (You would have wrinkled your nose if you had eaten this cheese.)
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Ils auraient froncé les rideaux si on leur avait demandé de partir. (They would have wrinkle their brows if we had asked them to leave.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of froncer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais froncé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais froncé les sourcils. | If I had known, I would have frowned at you. |
tu | aurais froncé | Tu aurais froncé les sourcils aussi. | You would have also frowned. |
il | aurait froncé | Il aurait froncé les sourcils en voyant ça. | He would have frowned upon seeing that. |
elle | aurait froncé | Elle aurait froncé les sourcils à l’idée. | She would have frowned at the idea. |
on | aurait froncé | On aurait froncé les sourcils en entendant ça. | One would have frowned upon hearing that. |
nous | aurions froncé | Nous aurions froncé les sourcils ensemble. | We would have frowned together. |
vous | auriez froncé | Vous auriez froncé les sourcils en signe de mécontentement. | You would have frowned in a sign of discontent. |
ils | auraient froncé | Ils auraient froncé les sourcils devant cette situation. | They would have frowned at this situation. |
elles | auraient froncé | Elles auraient froncé les sourcils en guise de protestation. | They (female) would have frowned in protest. |
Other Conjugations for Froncer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb froncer
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Froncer – 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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