Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Introduction to the verb décongeler
The English translation of the French verb décongeler is “to defrost” or “to thaw.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-kon-zhuh-lay.”
Décongeler comes from the prefix “dé-” meaning “un-” or “de-” and the verb “congeler” meaning “to freeze.” Therefore, décongeler literally means “to unfreeze” or “to un-freeze.”
In everyday French, décongeler is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the equivalent of the English “would have + past participle.” This tense is used to talk about hypothetical or possible actions that could have taken place in the past.
Here are three examples of décongeler in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais suivi les instructions, j’aurais décongelé la viande avant de la cuire. (If I had followed the instructions, I would have defrosted the meat before cooking it.)
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Est-ce que tu aurais décongelé les légumes si je t’avais demandé de le faire? (Would you have thawed the vegetables if I had asked you to?)
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Ils auraient décongelé les poissons s’ils n’avaient pas été si pressés. (They would have defrosted the fish if they hadn’t been in such a hurry.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décongeler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décongelé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais décongelé. | I would have defrosted you. |
tu | aurais décongelé | Tu aurais décongelé plus tôt. | You would have defrosted earlier. |
il | aurait décongelé | Il aurait décongelé la viande. | He would have defrosted the meat. |
elle | aurait décongelé | Elle aurait décongelé le repas. | She would have defrosted the meal. |
on | aurait décongelé | On aurait décongelé la voiture. | One would have defrosted the car. |
nous | aurions décongelé | Nous aurions décongelé le dîner. | We would have defrosted dinner. |
vous | auriez décongelé | Vous auriez décongelé le poisson. | You would have defrosted the fish. |
ils | auraient décongelé | Ils auraient décongelé les légumes. | They would have defrosted the vegetables. |
elles | auraient décongelé | Elles auraient décongelé la glace. | They (female) would have defrosted the ice cream. |
Other Conjugations for Décongeler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décongeler
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Décongeler – 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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