Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Introduction to the verb détourer
The English translation of the French verb détourer is ‘to outline’ or ‘to cut out’. The infinitive form is pronounced as ‘day-too-ray’.
The word détourer comes from the French word ‘détour’, which means ‘detour’ or ’roundabout’. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express actions or events that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are 3 simple examples of détourer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais suivi un cours d’art, j’aurais pu détourer cette image moi-même. (If I had taken an art course, I could have outlined this image myself.)
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Tu aurais dû détourer les formes avant de les colorier. (You should have outlined the shapes before coloring them.)
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Nous aurions détouré les photos de vacances pour créer un album. (We would have cut out the vacation photos to create an album.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détouré | Si j’étais plus patiente, je t’aurais détouré. | If I had been more patient, I would have cut you out. |
tu | aurais détouré | Tu aurais détouré plus précisément. | You would have cut out more precisely. |
il | aurait détouré | Il aurait détouré la photo. | He would have cut out the picture. |
elle | aurait détouré | Elle aurait détouré les cheveux de son modèle. | She would have cut out her model’s hair. |
on | aurait détouré | On aurait détouré toutes les images. | One would have cut out all the images. |
nous | aurions détouré | Nous aurions détouré en utilisant un logiciel. | We would have cut out using a software. |
vous | auriez détouré | Vous auriez détouré les formes avec précision. | You would have cut out the shapes precisely. |
ils | auraient détouré | Ils auraient détouré les images pour le projet. | They would have cut out the images for the project. |
elles | auraient détouré | Elles auraient détouré de jolies fleurs. | They (female) would have cut out pretty flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Détourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
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Détourer – 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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