Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Introduction to the verb dépecer
The English translation of the French verb dépecer is “to carve” or “to cut up.” It is pronounced as “dey-peh-say” in the infinitive form.
Dépecer comes from the French word “pèce” which means “piece.” It has its roots in the Latin verb “piscari” which means “to fish.” In everyday French, dépecer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense.
Three simple examples of dépecer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais dépecé le poulet pour le dîner. (If I had more time, I would have carved the chicken for dinner.)
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Elle m’aurait dépecé en petits morceaux si je l’avais trahi. (She would have cut me up into small pieces if I had betrayed her.)
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Nous aurions dépecé la voiture pour en récupérer les pièces détachées. (We would have dismantled the car to salvage its spare parts.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dépecer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dépecé | J’aurais dépecé le lapin. | I would have butchered the rabbit. |
tu | aurais dépecé | Tu aurais dépecé la viande. | You would have butchered the meat. |
il | aurait dépecé | Il aurait dépecé le cerf. | He would have butchered the deer. |
elle | aurait dépecé | Elle aurait dépecé le poisson. | She would have butchered the fish. |
on | aurait dépecé | On aurait dépecé le sanglier. | One would have butchered the wild boar. |
nous | aurions dépecé | Nous aurions dépecé la volaille. | We would have butchered the poultry. |
vous | auriez dépecé | Vous auriez dépecé le porc. | You would have butchered the pork. |
ils | auraient dépecé | Ils auraient dépecé le gibier. | They would have butchered the game. |
elles | auraient dépecé | Elles auraient dépecé le mouton. | They (female) would have butchered the lamb. |
Other Conjugations for Dépecer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dépecer
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Dépecer – 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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