Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Introduction to the verb délayer
The English translation of the French verb délayer is “to dilute” or “to thin out.” It is pronounced as “day-lay-ay” in the infinitive form.
Délayer comes from the French word “délayer,” which means “to dissolve” or “to mix.” It is derived from the Latin word “deliquare,” which means “to dissolve.” In everyday French, délayer is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which corresponds to the English “would have” or “could have” + past participle. It is used to express an action that could have happened in the past but did not.
Here are three simple examples of délayer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais délayé le jus de citron, la sauce aurait été moins acide.
(If I had diluted the lemon juice, the sauce would have been less acidic.) -
Tu aurais dû délayer la peinture avant de l’appliquer sur le mur.
(You should have thinned out the paint before applying it on the wall.) -
Nous aurions réussi à faire le gâteau si nous avions délayé la pâte avec du lait.
(We would have succeeded in making the cake if we had mixed the batter with milk.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of délayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais délayé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais délayé. | I would have mixed you up. |
tu | aurais délayé | Tu aurais délayé le sucre dans l’eau. | You would have dissolved the sugar in the water. |
il | aurait délayé | Il aurait délayé le chocolat fondu. | He would have thinned out the melted chocolate. |
elle | aurait délayé | Elle aurait délayé la sauce. | She would have thinned out the sauce. |
on | aurait délayé | On aurait délayé la peinture. | One would have thinned out the paint. |
nous | aurions délayé | Nous aurions délayé les ingrédients. | We would have mixed up the ingredients. |
vous | auriez délayé | Vous auriez délayé le mélange. | You would have mixed up the mixture. |
ils | auraient délayé | Ils auraient délayé la colle. | They would have thinned out the glue. |
elles | auraient délayé | Elles auraient délayé le ciment. | They (female) would have mixed up the cement. |
Other Conjugations for Délayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb délayer
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Délayer – 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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