Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Introduction to the verb découper
The English translation of découper is “to cut out” or “to cut into pieces”. It is pronounced as [de.ku.pe] in its infinitive form.
Découper comes from the Old French word “decoper” meaning “to cut off” or “to cut into pieces”. The prefix “de-” means “down” and “couper” means “to cut”. In everyday French, découper is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of découper in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais découpé le gâteau en forme de cœur. (If I had had more time, I would have cut the cake into a heart shape.)
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Tu aurais pu découper les légumes pendant que je préparais la viande. (You could have cut the vegetables while I prepared the meat.)
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Elle aurait découpé les articles de magazine et les aurait collés dans son journal intime. (She would have cut out articles from magazines and stuck them in her diary.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of découper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais découpé | Si j’avais eu du temps, je t’aurais découpé un gâteau. | If I had had time, I would have cut you a cake. |
tu | aurais découpé | Tu aurais découpé la viande. | You would have cut the meat. |
il | aurait découpé | Il aurait découpé le papier. | He would have cut the paper. |
elle | aurait découpé | Elle aurait découpé le tissu. | She would have cut the fabric. |
on | aurait découpé | On aurait découpé le bois. | One would have cut the wood. |
nous | aurions découpé | Nous aurions découpé les légumes. | We would have cut the vegetables. |
vous | auriez découpé | Vous auriez découpé le poulet. | You would have cut the chicken. |
ils | auraient découpé | Ils auraient découpé le gâteau ensemble. | They would have cut the cake together. |
elles | auraient découpé | Elles auraient découpé les fruits. | They (female) would have cut the fruits. |
Other Conjugations for Découper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découper
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Découper – 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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