Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Introduction to the verb démener
The English translation of the French verb démener is “to struggle” or “to make great efforts”. It is pronounced as “dey-meh-nay”.
The word démener comes from the Old French word “demener” which means “to lead, guide, or manage”. It later evolved into “demeiner” in Middle French, which meant “to exert oneself, to be tormented, or to struggle”. This verb is primarily used in spoken French and is often used in its reflexive form “se démener” which means “to struggle or to hustle”.
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. It 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 examples of how démener is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, je me serais démênée pour te trouver des billets pour le concert. (If I had known, I would have struggled to find tickets for the concert.)
- Il se serait déméné pour réussir son examen, s’il avait étudié plus dur. (He would have made great efforts to pass his exam, if he had studied harder.)
- Si elle avait eu plus de temps, elle se serait démênée pour terminer son projet à temps. (If she had had more time, she would have struggled to finish her project on time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of démener
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais déméné | Si j’avais su, je me serais déméné pour lui. | If I had known, I would have gone to great lengths for him/her. |
tu | te serais déméné | Tu te serais déméné pour réussir. | You would have gone to great lengths to succeed. |
il | se serait déméné | Il se serait déméné pour aider sa famille. | He would have gone to great lengths to help his family. |
elle | se serait déméné | Elle se serait déméné pour gagner le match. | She would have gone to great lengths to win the game. |
on | se serait déméné | On se serait déméné pour sauver l’environnement. | One would have gone to great lengths to save the environment. |
nous | nous serions déméné | Nous nous serions déméné pour trouver une solution. | We would have gone to great lengths to find a solution. |
vous | vous seriez déméné | Vous vous seriez déméné pour trouver un emploi. | You would have gone to great lengths to find a job. |
ils | se seraient déménés | Ils se seraient déménés pour démarrer une entreprise. | They would have gone to great lengths to start a business. |
elles | se seraient déménées | Elles se seraient déménées pour soutenir leur communauté. | They (female) would have gone to great lengths to support their community. |
Other Conjugations for Démener.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démener
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Démener – 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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