Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Introduction to the verb démasquer
The English translation of the French verb démasquer is “to unmask.” The infinitive form is pronounced “deh-mah-skeh.”
Démasquer comes from the Latin word “demasculare,” meaning “to take off one’s mask.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais été plus intelligent, j’aurais démasqué le menteur. (If I had been more intelligent, I would have unmasked the liar.)
- Elle aurait démasqué le voleur si elle avait été présente. (She would have unmasked the thief if she had been present.)
- Ils se seraient démasqués s’ils avaient su que je les observais. (They would have unmasked themselves if they had known I was watching them.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of démasquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais démasqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais démasqué. | I would have unmasked you. |
tu | aurais démasqué | Tu aurais démasqué plus tôt. | You would have unmasked earlier. |
il | aurait démasqué | Il aurait démasqué le menteur. | He would have unmasked the liar. |
elle | aurait démasqué | Elle aurait démasqué l’imposteur. | She would have unmasked the impostor. |
on | aurait démasqué | On aurait démasqué la vérité. | One would have uncovered the truth. |
nous | aurions démasqué | Nous aurions démasqué le coupable. | We would have unmasked the culprit. |
vous | auriez démasqué | Vous auriez démasqué avec nous. | You would have unmasked with us. |
ils | auraient démasqué | Ils auraient démasqué le complot. | They would have uncovered the plot. |
elles | auraient démasqué | Elles auraient démasqué le menteur. | They (female) would have unmasked the liar. |
Other Conjugations for Démasquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démasquer
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Démasquer – 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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