Présent continu au Conditionnel passé - Actif (Basic Format)
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30A Présent continu au Conditionnel passé – actif (Basic format)Sujet + "être"[Conditionnel passé] + en train de/d' + verbe principal (Infinitif) Sujet + [(aurais, aurais, aurait, aurions, auriez, auraient) + (été)] + en train de/d' + verbe principal (Infinitif) |
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30A Examples:
Normal meanings: (Used for hypothetical statements or questions regarding the past)
Example 1 (masculin / féminin singulier)
Il (elle) aurait été en train de parler. He (she) would have been (in the middle of) speaking / (in the middle of) talking. He (she) would have been (in the process of) speaking / (in the process of) talking.
Special meanings often used in law or journalism:
Example 2 (masculin / féminin singulier)
Il (elle) aurait été en train de parler. He (she) is alleged to have been (in the middle of) speaking / (in the middle of) talking. He (she) is alleged to have been (in the process of) speaking / (in the process of) talking.
He (she) is reported to have been (in the middle of) speaking / (in the middle of) talking. He (she) is reported to have been (in the process of) speaking / (in the process of) talking.
He (she) is said to have been (in the middle of) speaking / (in the middle of) talking. He (she) is said to have been (in the process of) speaking / (in the process of) talking.
He (she) was allegedly (in the middle of) speaking / (in the middle of) talking. He (she) was allegedly (in the process of) speaking / (in the process of) talking.
He (she) was reportedly (in the middle of) speaking / (in the middle of) talking. He (she) was reportedly (in the process of) speaking / (in the process of) talking. |