Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Introduction to the verb déconseiller
The English translation of the French verb déconseiller is “to advise against” or “to discourage.” The infinitive form of déconseiller is pronounced “day-kon-sey-yay.”
Déconseiller comes from the prefix dé- (meaning “opposite” or “undo”) and conseiller (meaning “to advise”). It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of déconseiller.
Here are three simple examples of déconseiller in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, je t’aurais déconseillé de signer ce contrat. (If I had known, I would have advised you against signing this contract.)
- Ils auraient dû me déconseiller d’aller dans ce restaurant. (They should have discouraged me from going to this restaurant.)
- Tu aurais mieux fait de me déconseiller d’acheter cette voiture. (You should have advised me not to buy this car.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déconseiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déconseillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais déconseillé. | If I had known, I would have advised you against it. |
tu | aurais déconseillé | Tu aurais déconseillé de faire ça. | You would have advised against doing that. |
il | aurait déconseillé | Il aurait déconseillé à ses amis. | He would have advised his friends against it. |
elle | aurait déconseillé | Elle aurait déconseillé cette décision. | She would have advised against this decision. |
on | aurait déconseillé | On aurait déconseillé d’aller en vacances. | One would have advised against going on vacation. |
nous | aurions déconseillé | Nous aurions déconseillé cette action. | We would have advised against this action. |
vous | auriez déconseillé | Vous auriez déconseillé à vos proches. | You would have advised your loved ones against it. |
ils | auraient déconseillé | Ils auraient déconseillé cette réforme. | They would have advised against this reform. |
elles | auraient déconseillé | Elles auraient déconseillé à leurs enfants. | They (female) would have advised their children against it. |
Other Conjugations for Déconseiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déconseiller
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Déconseiller – 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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