Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Introduction to the verb défourailler
The English translation of the French verb défourailler is “to shoot repeatedly”. It is pronounced “day-foo-ray-yay”.
Défourailler comes from the word “fourailler” which means to shoot or fire. The prefix “dé-” adds emphasis to the action, so défourailler can be translated as “to shoot intensely” or “to shoot repeatedly”.
In everyday French, défourailler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to talk about a hypothetical or imaginary action in the past. This tense is typically used in conjunction with the conditional mood to express a situation that would have occurred in the past if certain conditions were met.
Example 1: Si j’avais su, j’aurais défouraillé ce chien méchant. (If I had known, I would have shot that mean dog.)
Example 2: Elle aurait défouraillé tous ses ennemis si elle en avait eu l’occasion. (She would have shot all her enemies if she had the chance.)
Example 3: Nous aurions défouraillé tous les ballons si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have shot all the balloons if we had more time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of défourailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais défouraillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais défouraillé. | I would have shot at you. |
tu | aurais défouraillé | Tu aurais défouraillé plus tôt. | You would have shot earlier. |
il | aurait défouraillé | Il aurait défouraillé plus de fois. | He would have shot more times. |
elle | aurait défouraillé | Elle aurait défouraillé à sa mère. | She would have shot at her mother. |
on | aurait défouraillé | On aurait défouraillé ensemble. | One would have shot together. |
nous | aurions défouraillé | Nous aurions défouraillé en équipe. | We would have shot as a team. |
vous | auriez défouraillé | Vous auriez défouraillé dans la rue. | You would have shot in the street. |
ils | auraient défouraillé | Ils auraient défouraillé pour s’amuser. | They would have shot for fun. |
elles | auraient défouraillé | Elles auraient défouraillé en secret. | They (female) would have shot in secret. |
Other Conjugations for Défourailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défourailler
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Défourailler – 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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