Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Introduction to the verb décolorer
The English translation of the French verb décolorer is “to decolorize” or “to bleach.” The infinitive form of décolorer is pronounced “dé-ko-lo-ray.”
Décolorer comes from the French word “couleur” meaning “color,” with the prefix “dé-” meaning “remove” or “take away.” Therefore, décolorer literally means “to remove color.”
In everyday French, décolorer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have happened in the past. It is formed with the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of décolorer.
Example 1: Si j’avais su que le produit allait décolorer mes cheveux, je ne l’aurais pas utilisé.
English translation: If I had known that the product would decolorize my hair, I wouldn’t have used it.
Example 2: Cela aurait été mieux si tu n’avais pas décoloré tes vêtements.
English translation: It would have been better if you hadn’t bleached your clothes.
Example 3: Elle m’aurait demandé conseil avant de décolorer ses cheveux.
English translation: She would have asked me for advice before bleaching her hair.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décolorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décoloré | Si j’avais su, je l’aurais décoloré. | If I had known, I would have bleached it. |
tu | aurais décoloré | Tu aurais décoloré plus tôt. | You would have bleached earlier. |
il | aurait décoloré | Il aurait décoloré son pantalon. | He would have bleached his pants. |
elle | aurait décoloré | Elle aurait décoloré ses cheveux. | She would have bleached her hair. |
on | aurait décoloré | On aurait décoloré le tissu. | One would have bleached the fabric. |
nous | aurions décoloré | Nous aurions décoloré le mur. | We would have bleached the wall. |
vous | auriez décoloré | Vous auriez décoloré le tapis. | You would have bleached the carpet. |
ils | auraient décoloré | Ils auraient décoloré leurs vêtements. | They would have bleached their clothes. |
elles | auraient décoloré | Elles auraient décoloré leurs cheveux. | They (female) would have bleached their hair. |
Other Conjugations for Décolorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décolorer
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Décolorer – 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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