Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Introduction to the verb décrocher
The English translation of the French verb décrocher is “to unhook” or “to take down.” It is pronounced as “day-kro-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word décrocher comes from the Old French word “descrochier” which means “to unhook” or “to detach.” It has its roots in the Latin word “discrocare” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, décrocher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or possible action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of décrocher in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais été plus rapide, j’aurais décroché le téléphone avant qu’il ne sonne.
(If I had been faster, I would have picked up the phone before it rang.) -
Nous aurions décroché l’étoile du Nord si nous avions continué à voyager vers le nord.
(We would have reached the North star if we had kept traveling north.) -
Tu aurais décroché une meilleure note si tu avais étudié plus dur.
(You would have gotten a better grade if you had studied harder.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décrocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décroché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais décroché. | I would have picked up if I had known. |
tu | aurais décroché | Tu aurais décroché plus tôt. | You would have picked up earlier. |
il | aurait décroché | Il aurait décroché le téléphone. | He would have picked up the phone. |
elle | aurait décroché | Elle aurait décroché pour son ami. | She would have picked up for her friend. |
on | aurait décroché | On aurait décroché le contrat. | One would have picked up the contract. |
nous | aurions décroché | Nous aurions décroché en même temps. | We would have picked up at the same time. |
vous | auriez décroché | Vous auriez décroché ensemble. | You would have picked up together. |
ils | auraient décroché | Ils auraient décroché le prix. | They would have picked up the prize. |
elles | auraient décroché | Elles auraient décroché pour leur équipe. | They (female) would have picked up for their team. |
Other Conjugations for Décrocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décrocher
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Décrocher – 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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