Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Introduction to the verb dégager
The English translation of the French verb dégager is “to clear” or “to free”. The infinitive form, dégager, is pronounced as “day-ga-zhay”.
The origin of dégager can be traced back to the Latin word “disgari”, meaning “to disengage”. It entered the French language in the 16th century and has since evolved to have various meanings, such as “to clear”, “to evacuate”, “to release” or “to disengage”.
In everyday French, dégager is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action or situation.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais dégagé le grenier. (If I had had more time, I would have cleared the attic.)
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Tu aurais dû dégager la voie avant de traverser. (You should have cleared the way before crossing.)
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Nous aurions dégagé la rue si nous avions eu des pelles. (We would have cleared the street if we had had shovels.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dégager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dégagé | Si j’avais eu le temps, j’aurais dégagé la chambre. | If I had had time, I would have cleared the room. |
tu | aurais dégagé | Tu aurais dégagé la table avant que les invités arrivent. | You would have cleared the table before the guests arrived. |
il | aurait dégagé | Il aurait dégagé la route enneigée. | He would have cleared the snowy road. |
elle | aurait dégagé | Elle aurait dégagé le chemin pour les vélos. | She would have cleared the path for the bikes. |
on | aurait dégagé | On aurait dégagé le terrain avant le match. | One would have cleared the field before the game. |
nous | aurions dégagé | Nous aurions dégagé la cour ensemble. | We would have cleared the courtyard together. |
vous | auriez dégagé | Vous auriez dégagé la salle avant le concert. | You would have cleared the room before the concert. |
ils | auraient dégagé | Ils auraient dégagé les débris après la tempête. | They would have cleared the debris after the storm. |
elles | auraient dégagé | Elles auraient dégagé les feuilles mortes du jardin. | They (female) would have cleared the dead leaves from the garden. |
Other Conjugations for Dégager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dégager
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Dégager – 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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