Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Introduction to the verb décuver
The English translation of the French verb décuver is “to sober up.” It is pronounced as “day-koo-vay” in the infinitive form.
The word décuver comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “to undo” and the noun “cuve” meaning “vat” or “tub.” Together, they form the verb décuver which means “to undo the effects of drinking.” In everyday French, décuver is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or future action that would have already taken place.
Example 1: Si j’avais su que j’allais boire autant, j’aurais décuvé avant de rentrer chez moi. (If I had known I was going to drink so much, I would have sobered up before going home.)
Example 2: Ils auraient décuvé plus vite s’ils avaient bu de l’eau entre chaque verre d’alcool. (They would have sobered up faster if they had drank water between each alcoholic drink.)
Example 3: Elle aurait décuvé plus rapidement si elle avait mangé avant de boire. (She would have sobered up more quickly if she had eaten before drinking.)
English translations:
- If I had known, I would have sobered up before going home.
- They would have sobered up faster if they had drank water between each alcoholic drink.
- She would have sobered up more quickly if she had eaten before drinking.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décuvé | Si j’avais su, je me serais décuvé. | If I had known, I would have sobered up. |
tu | aurais décuvé | Tu aurais décuvé plus tôt. | You would have sobered up earlier. |
il | aurait décuvé | Il aurait décuvé après la fête. | He would have sobered up after the party. |
elle | aurait décuvé | Elle aurait décuvé en une heure. | She would have sobered up in an hour. |
on | aurait décuvé | On aurait décuvé ensemble. | We would have sobered up together. |
nous | aurions décuvé | Nous aurions décuvé avant l’aube. | We would have sobered up before dawn. |
vous | auriez décuvé | Vous auriez décuvé avec vos amis. | You would have sobered up with your friends. |
ils | auraient décuvé | Ils auraient décuvé après la soirée. | They would have sobered up after the party. |
elles | auraient décuvé | Elles auraient décuvé avant le travail. | They (female) would have sobered up before work. |
Other Conjugations for Décuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décuver
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Décuver – 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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