Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Introduction to the verb déjeuner
The English translation of the French verb déjeuner is “to have lunch.” It is pronounced as “day-zheu-nay.”
Déjeuner is a French word derived from the Latin word “disjējūnāre” meaning “to break one’s fast.” In everyday French, déjeuner is commonly used to refer to the midday meal, or the act of having lunch.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, déjeuner is used to express a hypothetical or future action that would have been completed in the past. Here are three examples of its usage:
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Si j’avais déjeuné plus tôt, je ne serais pas arrivé en retard. (If I had had lunch earlier, I wouldn’t have been late.)
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Nous aurions déjeuné ensemble si tu avais répondu à mon message. (We would have had lunch together if you had answered my message.)
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Ils auraient déjeuné dans un restaurant chic s’ils avaient gagné à la loterie. (They would have had lunch in a fancy restaurant if they had won the lottery.)
English translations:
- If I had had lunch earlier, I wouldn’t have been late.
- We would have had lunch together if you had answered my message.
- They would have had lunch in a fancy restaurant if they had won the lottery.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déjeuner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déjeuné | Si j’avais su, je me serais déjeuné. | If I had known, I would have had lunch. |
tu | aurais déjeuné | Tu aurais déjeuné avant d’arriver. | You would have had lunch before arriving. |
il | aurait déjeuné | Il aurait déjeuné avec ses amis. | He would have had lunch with his friends. |
elle | aurait déjeuné | Elle aurait déjeuné seule. | She would have had lunch alone. |
on | aurait déjeuné | On aurait déjeuné ensemble. | One would have had lunch together. |
nous | aurions déjeuné | Nous aurions déjeuné dans un bon restaurant. | We would have had lunch at a nice restaurant. |
vous | auriez déjeuné | Vous auriez déjeuné en famille. | You would have had lunch with your family. |
ils | auraient déjeuné | Ils auraient déjeuné avant d’aller visiter la ville. | They would have had lunch before visiting the city. |
elles | auraient déjeuné | Elles auraient déjeuné ensemble. | They (female) would have had lunch together. |
Other Conjugations for Déjeuner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déjeuner
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Déjeuner – 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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