Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Introduction to the verb dessoler
The English translation of the French verb dessoler is “to sadden” or “to grieve.” It is pronounced as “deh-soh-lay” in its infinitive form.
Dessoler comes from the Latin word “desolāre,” meaning “to leave alone” or “to abandon.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is a compound tense used to express a past conditional action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of dessoler in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si tu avais perdu ton chien, cela t’aurait dessolé. (If you had lost your dog, it would have saddened you.)
- Nous serions déçus si vous aviez refusé notre invitation. (We would be disappointed if you had declined our invitation.)
- Elles auraient été tristes si leur équipe avait perdu le match. (They would have been sad if their team had lost the game.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dessoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désolé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais désolé. | I would have apologized to you. |
tu | aurais désolé | Tu aurais désolé plus tôt. | You would have apologized earlier. |
il | aurait désolé | Il aurait désolé du film. | He would have apologized about the movie. |
elle | aurait désolé | Elle aurait désolé à sa mère. | She would have apologized to her mother. |
on | aurait désolé | On aurait désolé de tout ça. | One would have apologized about all of that. |
nous | aurions désolé | Nous aurions désolé en français. | We would have apologized in French. |
vous | auriez désolé | Vous auriez désolé avec eux. | You would have apologized with them. |
ils | auraient désolé | Ils auraient désolé de politique. | They would have apologized about politics. |
elles | auraient désolé | Elles auraient désolé à leurs amis. | They (female) would have apologized to their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Dessoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessoler
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Dessoler – 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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