Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Introduction to the verb déparler
The English translation of the French verb déparler is “to speak ill of someone.” It is pronounced as “day-par-lay.”
Déparler comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” meaning “undo” and the verb “parler” meaning “to speak.” It originated in Old French as “desparler” and evolved into “déparler” in modern French.
In everyday French, déparler is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense when talking about past events or actions that could have been done differently.
Examples of déparler in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- J’aurais déparlé de lui hier si je savais qu’il était ton ami. (I would have spoken ill of him yesterday if I knew he was your friend.)
- Tu aurais déparlé de moi si je n’étais pas là pour te défendre. (You would have spoken ill of me if I wasn’t there to defend you.)
- Il aurait déparlé de son ex-femme devant ses enfants. (He would have spoken ill of his ex-wife in front of his children.)
English translations:
- I would have spoken ill of him yesterday if I knew he was your friend.
- You would have spoken ill of me if I wasn’t there to defend you.
- He would have spoken ill of his ex-wife in front of his children.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déparler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déparlé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais déparlé. | I would have stopped talking to you. |
tu | aurais déparlé | Tu aurais déparlé plus tôt. | You would have stopped talking earlier. |
il | aurait déparlé | Il aurait déparlé du projet. | He would have stopped talking about the project. |
elle | aurait déparlé | Elle aurait déparlé à ses collègues. | She would have stopped talking to her colleagues. |
on | aurait déparlé | On aurait déparlé de notre amitié. | One would have stopped talking about our friendship. |
nous | aurions déparlé | Nous aurions déparlé ensemble. | We would have stopped talking together. |
vous | auriez déparlé | Vous auriez déparlé avec eux. | You would have stopped talking with them. |
ils | auraient déparlé | Ils auraient déparlé de leurs vacances. | They would have stopped talking about their vacation. |
elles | auraient déparlé | Elles auraient déparlé à leurs amies. | They (female) would have stopped talking to their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Déparler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déparler
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Déparler – 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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