Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Introduction to the verb dépêcher
The English translation of the French verb dépêcher is “to hurry” or “to rush.” The infinitive form, dépêcher, is pronounced as “day-pesh-ay.”
The word dépêcher comes from the Old French word “despechier,” which means “to send away.” It is derived from the Latin word “displicare,” which means “to unfold or explain.” In everyday French, dépêcher is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dépêcher in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su que tu étais pressé, je me serais dépêché de te donner les documents. (If I had known you were in a hurry, I would have rushed to give you the documents.)
- Elles se seraient dépêchées de finir leur travail si elles avaient eu plus de temps. (They would have hurried to finish their work if they had had more time.)
- Tu te serais sûrement dépêché si tu avais su qu’il y avait une promotion aujourd’hui. (You would have definitely rushed if you had known there was a sale today.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dépêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dépêché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dépêché. | I would have sent you quickly. |
tu | aurais dépêché | Tu aurais dépêché plus tôt. | You would have sent earlier. |
il | aurait dépêché | Il aurait dépêché du courrier. | He would have sent mail. |
elle | aurait dépêché | Elle aurait dépêché son colis. | She would have sent her package. |
on | aurait dépêché | On aurait dépêché des secours. | One would have sent help. |
nous | aurions dépêché | Nous aurions dépêché des invitations. | We would have sent invitations. |
vous | auriez dépêché | Vous auriez dépêché un email. | You would have sent an email. |
ils | auraient dépêché | Ils auraient dépêché des soldats. | They would have sent soldiers. |
elles | auraient dépêché | Elles auraient dépêché des lettres. | They (female) would have sent letters. |
Other Conjugations for Dépêcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépêcher
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Dépêcher – 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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