Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Introduction to the verb déclouer
The English translation of the French verb déclouer is “to unfasten” or “to remove nails.” It is pronounced “day-clu-ay.”
Déclouer comes from the French word “clou” meaning “nail.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to talk about the action of removing nails from something.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, déclouer is used to talk about something that would have been removed in the past. For example, “J’aurais décloué le cadre si j’avais eu un marteau” translates to “I would have unfastened the frame if I had a hammer.”
Three simple examples of déclouer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Nous aurions décloué les planches ensemble hier. (We would have removed the planks together yesterday.)
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Tu aurais décloué les affiches si tu avais eu le temps. (You would have taken down the posters if you had had the time.)
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Ils auraient décloué les vieux panneaux avant de les remplacer. (They would have unfastened the old panels before replacing them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déclouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décloué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais décloué. | I would have unnailed you. |
tu | aurais décloué | Tu aurais décloué plus tôt. | You would have unnailed earlier. |
il | aurait décloué | Il aurait décloué le bois. | He would have unnailed the wood. |
elle | aurait décloué | Elle aurait décloué le tableau. | She would have unnailed the painting. |
on | aurait décloué | On aurait décloué le mur ensemble. | One would have unnailed the wall together. |
nous | aurions décloué | Nous aurions décloué les planches. | We would have unnailed the planks. |
vous | auriez décloué | Vous auriez décloué avec eux. | You would have unnailed with them. |
ils | auraient décloué | Ils auraient décloué les clous rouillés. | They would have unnailed the rusty nails. |
elles | auraient décloué | Elles auraient décloué les affiches. | They (female) would have unnailed the posters. |
Other Conjugations for Déclouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclouer
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Déclouer – 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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