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French/Grammar/Tenses/Past conditional, 2nd form
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Usage of the Second Form of the Past Conditional
Formation of the Second Form of the Past Conditional
The second form of the past conditional is a compound tense- it consists of two verbs, the auxiliary verb and the past participle of the verb one seeks to use in this tense.
The auxiliary verb is conjugated as if it were being used in the imperfect subjunctive.
The past participle is added immediately after the auxiliary verb.
A negative structure such as ne ... pas is always placed around the auxiliary verb, immediately before the past participle.