Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Introduction to the verb détoner
The English translation of the French verb détoner is “to detonate.” The infinitive form, détoner, is pronounced as “day-toe-nay.”
Détoner comes from the Latin word detonare, which means “to thunder.” It was first used in the 19th century to refer to the explosion of a powder or explosive substance. In everyday French, détoner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is equivalent to the English conditional perfect tense.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais été là, j’aurais détoné la bombe moi-même. (If I had been there, I would have detonated the bomb myself.)
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Ils auraient détoné toutes les mines dans la zone avant de quitter. (They would have detonated all the mines in the area before leaving.)
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Nous aurions détoné les pétards plus tôt, mais il pleuvait. (We would have detonated the firecrackers earlier, but it was raining.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détoner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détoné | Si j’avais eu une bombe, j’aurais détoné. | I would have detonated if I had a bomb. |
tu | aurais détoné | Tu aurais détoné trop tôt. | You would have detonated too early. |
il | aurait détoné | Il aurait détoné pour sauver ses amis. | He would have detonated to save his friends. |
elle | aurait détoné | Elle aurait détoné pour la cause. | She would have detonated for the cause. |
on | aurait détoné | On aurait détoné sans hésitation. | One would have detonated without hesitation. |
nous | aurions détoné | Nous aurions détoné pour notre liberté. | We would have detonated for our freedom. |
vous | auriez détoné | Vous auriez détoné à tout moment. | You would have detonated at any time. |
ils | auraient détoné | Ils auraient détoné la bombe ensemble. | They would have detonated the bomb together. |
elles | auraient détoné | Elles auraient détoné pour la paix. | They (female) would have detonated for peace. |
Other Conjugations for Détoner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détoner
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Détoner – 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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