Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Introduction to the verb décocher
The English translation of the French verb décocher is “to release” or “to shoot”. It is pronounced as [de-koh-shay].
The word décocher comes from the Old French word “descocier” which means “to release”. It is derived from the Latin word “descoccare” which means “to unfasten” or “to release”.
In everyday French, décocher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a past action that would have happened under certain conditions.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais eu un meilleur angle de tir, j’aurais pu décocher un meilleur coup. (If I had a better shooting angle, I could have released a better shot.)
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S’il avait suivi mes instructions, il n’aurait pas décoché cette flèche au mauvais endroit. (If he had followed my instructions, he wouldn’t have released that arrow in the wrong place.)
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Si nous avions eu plus de temps, nous aurions pu décocher plus de flèches. (If we had more time, we could have released more arrows.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décoché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais décoché un sourire. | I would have shot you a smile. |
tu | aurais décoché | Tu aurais décoché une flèche. | You would have shot an arrow. |
il | aurait décoché | Il aurait décoché un regard noir. | He would have shot a dark look. |
elle | aurait décoché | Elle aurait décoché une insulte. | She would have shot an insult. |
on | aurait décoché | On aurait décoché des critiques. | One would have shot criticisms. |
nous | aurions décoché | Nous aurions décoché nos armes. | We would have shot our weapons. |
vous | auriez décoché | Vous auriez décoché un sourire. | You would have shot a smile. |
ils | auraient décoché | Ils auraient décoché leurs flèches. | They would have shot their arrows. |
elles | auraient décoché | Elles auraient décoché des regards noirs. | They (female) would have shot dark looks. |
Other Conjugations for Décocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décocher
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Décocher – 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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