Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Introduction to the verb déclasser
The English translation of the French verb déclasser is “to downgrade.” It is pronounced as “day-clah-seh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of déclasser can be traced back to the Latin word “classis,” meaning “class” or “rank.” In French, “déclasser” is most often used in everyday speech in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal past action or situation.
Here are three examples of déclasser in the Conditionnel Passé tense and their English translations:
- Si j’avais perdu mon emploi, j’aurais été déclassé. (If I had lost my job, I would have been downgraded.)
- Elle aurait été déclassée si elle n’avait pas obtenu son diplôme. (She would have been downgraded if she hadn’t obtained her degree.)
- Nous aurions été déclassés si nous n’avions pas répondu aux critères de sélection. (We would have been downgraded if we hadn’t met the selection criteria.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déclasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déclassé | Si j’avais perdu le match, je t’aurais déclassé. | If I had lost the match, I would have downgraded you. |
tu | aurais déclassé | Tu aurais déclassé cette équipe. | You would have downgraded this team. |
il | aurait déclassé | Il aurait déclassé son adversaire. | He would have downgraded his opponent. |
elle | aurait déclassé | Elle aurait déclassé son concurrent. | She would have downgraded her competitor. |
on | aurait déclassé | On aurait déclassé ces joueurs. | One would have downgraded these players. |
nous | aurions déclassé | Nous aurions déclassé notre adversaire. | We would have downgraded our opponent. |
vous | auriez déclassé | Vous auriez déclassé cette équipe. | You would have downgraded this team. |
ils | auraient déclassé | Ils auraient déclassé leurs concurrents. | They would have downgraded their competitors. |
elles | auraient déclassé | Elles auraient déclassé leur adversaire. | They (female) would have downgraded their opponent. |
Other Conjugations for Déclasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclasser
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Déclasser – 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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