Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Introduction to the verb demander
The English translation of the French verb demander is “to ask.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “də.mɑ̃.de.”
The word demander comes from the Old French word “demandier,” which derives from the Latin word “demandare,” meaning “to entrust.” In everyday French, demander is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical action in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais demandé de l’aide. (If I had known, I would have asked for help.)
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Nous aurions demandé plus d’informations sur le projet. (We would have asked for more information about the project.)
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Elle serait partie si tu lui avais demandé de rester. (She would have left if you had asked her to stay.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of demander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais demandé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais demandé. | I would have asked you. |
tu | aurais demandé | Tu aurais demandé plus tôt. | You would have asked earlier. |
il | aurait demandé | Il aurait demandé de l’aide. | He would have asked for help. |
elle | aurait demandé | Elle aurait demandé à sa mère. | She would have asked her mother. |
on | aurait demandé | On aurait demandé de l’argent. | One would have asked for money. |
nous | aurions demandé | Nous aurions demandé en français. | We would have asked in French. |
vous | auriez demandé | Vous auriez demandé avec eux. | You would have asked with them. |
ils | auraient demandé | Ils auraient demandé des conseils. | They would have asked for advice. |
elles | auraient demandé | Elles auraient demandé à leurs amis. | They (female) would have asked their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Demander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb demander
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Demander – 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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