Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Introduction to the verb déconner
The English translation of the French verb déconner is “to joke around” or “to mess around.” It is pronounced as “day-co-nay” in its infinitive form.
Déconner comes from the combination of the prefix “dé,” meaning “down” or “off,” and the verb “conner,” which is a slang term meaning “to talk nonsense” or “to joke.” Déconner can also be seen as a variation of the word “déconner,” which means “to malfunction” or “to go crazy.”
In everyday French, déconner in the Conditionnel Passé tense is often used to express something that could have happened, but ultimately did not. It is used to talk about past hypothetical situations or events.
Here are three examples of déconner used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais pris cet avion, j’aurais déconné toute la soirée. (If I had taken that plane, I would have joked around all night.)
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Tu aurais mieux fait de ne pas déconner pendant le discours du président. (You should have refrained from joking around during the president’s speech.)
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Nous aurions déconné en chantant des chansons ridicules toute la nuit. (We would have messed around by singing silly songs all night.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déconner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déconné | Si j’avais su, j’aurais déconné. | I would have messed around if I had known. |
tu | aurais déconné | Tu aurais déconné à l’école. | You would have goofed off at school. |
il | aurait déconné | Il aurait déconné avec ses amis. | He would have messed around with his friends. |
elle | aurait déconné | Elle aurait déconné à la soirée. | She would have messed around at the party. |
on | aurait déconné | On aurait déconné toute la nuit. | We would have messed around all night. |
nous | aurions déconné | Nous aurions déconné ensemble. | We would have messed around together. |
vous | auriez déconné | Vous auriez déconné avec nous. | You would have messed around with us. |
ils | auraient déconné | Ils auraient déconné pendant les vacances. | They would have goofed off during the holidays. |
elles | auraient déconné | Elles auraient déconné en classe. | They (female) would have goofed off in class. |
Other Conjugations for Déconner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconner
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Déconner – 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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