Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Introduction to the verb démouscailler
The English translation of the French verb démouscailler is “to scale,” as in removing scales from a fish or reptile. It is pronounced “day-moo-sky-ay.”
Démouscailler is derived from the French word “écaille,” which means “scale.” It is a compound verb formed from the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo,” and “mouscailler,” which is a regional variation of the verb “moucher,” meaning “to clean” or “to wipe.”
In everyday French, démouscailler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical situation in the past. It can also be used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical situation in the present.
Here are three simple examples of démouscailler being used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, along with their English translations:
- Si j’avais démouscaillé le poisson, il ne serait pas si difficile à manger maintenant. (If I had scaled the fish, it wouldn’t be so difficult to eat now.)
- Tu aurais pu démouscailler les crevettes avant de les cuire. (You could have scaled the shrimp before cooking them.)
- Nous aurions démouscaillé tous les poissons si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have scaled all the fish if we had more time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of démouscailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais démouscaillé | J’aurais démouscaillé le mur. | I would have removed the scale from the wall. |
tu | aurais démouscaillé | Tu aurais démouscaillé la casserole. | You would have removed the scale from the pot. |
il | aurait démouscaillé | Il aurait démouscaillé le toit. | He would have removed the scale from the roof. |
elle | aurait démouscaillé | Elle aurait démouscaillé le miroir. | She would have removed the scale from the mirror. |
on | aurait démouscaillé | On aurait démouscaillé la voiture. | One would have removed the scale from the car. |
nous | aurions démouscaillé | Nous aurions démouscaillé la baignoire. | We would have removed the scale from the bathtub. |
vous | auriez démouscaillé | Vous auriez démouscaillé le vase. | You would have removed the scale from the vase. |
ils | auraient démouscaillé | Ils auraient démouscaillé la piscine. | They would have removed the scale from the pool. |
elles | auraient démouscaillé | Elles auraient démouscaillé leurs bijoux. | They (female) would have removed the scale from their jewelry. |
Other Conjugations for Démouscailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb démouscailler
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Démouscailler – 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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