Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Introduction to the verb défeuiller
The English translation of the French verb défeuiller is “to strip the leaves off.” It is pronounced as “deh-fuh-yeh.”
The word défeuiller is derived from the Latin word “defolium,” meaning “to take the leaves off.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Examples of défeuiller in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais défeuillé cet arbre, il serait mort maintenant. (If I had stripped the leaves off this tree, it would be dead now.)
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Tu aurais dû défeuiller ces plantes avant l’hiver. (You should have stripped the leaves off these plants before winter.)
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Ils se seraient plaints s’ils avaient vu que tu avais défeuillé leurs fleurs. (They would have complained if they had seen that you had stripped the leaves off their flowers.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of défeuiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais défleuri | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais défleuri. | I would have defoliated you. |
tu | aurais défleuri | Tu aurais défleuri plus tôt. | You would have defoliated earlier. |
il | aurait défleuri | Il aurait défleuri le jardin. | He would have defoliated the garden. |
elle | aurait défleuri | Elle aurait défleuri ses plantes. | She would have defoliated her plants. |
on | aurait défleuri | On aurait défleuri les arbres. | One would have defoliated the trees. |
nous | aurions défleuri | Nous aurions défleuri la forêt. | We would have defoliated the forest. |
vous | auriez défleuri | Vous auriez défleuri avec nous. | You would have defoliated with us. |
ils | auraient défleuri | Ils auraient défleuri les champs. | They would have defoliated the fields. |
elles | auraient défleuri | Elles auraient défleuri leurs jardins. | They (female) would have defoliated their gardens. |
Other Conjugations for Défeuiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb défeuiller
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Défeuiller – 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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