Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Introduction to the verb démastiquer
The English translation of the French verb démastiquer is “to remove one’s mask” or “to unmask.” It is pronounced “day-mahs-tee-kay.”
The verb démastiquer comes from the French words “dé-” (meaning “un-” or “to remove”) and “masque” (meaning “mask”). It is most commonly used in the conditional past tense, which is formed by adding the auxiliary verb “avoir” conjugated in the conditional tense before the past participle of the main verb.
In everyday French, démastiquer is often used figuratively to mean “to reveal one’s true self” or “to expose someone’s true intentions.” It can also be used literally to mean “to take off one’s mask.”
Here are three examples of its usage in the conditional past tense:
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Si j’avais su qu’il était un menteur, je l’aurais démastiqué dès le début. (If I had known he was a liar, I would have unmasked him from the beginning.)
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Elle aurait aimé démastiquer son collègue hypocrite mais elle n’a pas eu le courage. (She would have liked to unmask her hypocritical colleague but she didn’t have the courage.)
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S’ils avaient réussi leur plan, ils auraient démastiqué toute l’opposition. (If they had succeeded in their plan, they would have unmasked the entire opposition.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of démastiquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais mastiqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais mastiqué. | I would have chewed you up. |
tu | aurais mastiqué | Tu aurais mastiqué plus tôt. | You would have chewed earlier. |
il | aurait mastiqué | Il aurait mastiqué la viande. | He would have chewed the meat. |
elle | aurait mastiqué | Elle aurait mastiqué son chewing-gum. | She would have chewed her gum. |
on | aurait mastiqué | On aurait mastiqué du caramel. | One would have chewed on some caramel. |
nous | aurions mastiqué | Nous aurions mastiqué avec nos dents. | We would have chewed with our teeth. |
vous | auriez mastiqué | Vous auriez mastiqué avec nous. | You would have chewed with us. |
ils | auraient mastiqué | Ils auraient mastiqué des bonbons. | They would have chewed some candy. |
elles | auraient mastiqué | Elles auraient mastiqué du chewing-gum. | They (female) would have chewed gum. |
Other Conjugations for Démastiquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démastiquer
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Démastiquer – 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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