Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Introduction to the verb désapprouver
The English translation of the French verb désapprouver is “to disapprove.” It is pronounced as “day-zah-proo-vay.”
The word désapprouver comes from the Old French word desaprover, which is derived from the Latin word disapprobare, meaning “to reject.” It is most often used in everyday French to express a negative opinion or judgment towards something or someone.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, désapprouver is used to express a past conditional disapproval. It is formed by using the conditional tense of the auxiliary verb avoir (aurais, aurais, aurait, aurions, auriez, auraient) followed by the past participle of désapprouver (désapprouvé).
Here are three simple examples of désapprouver in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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J’aurais désapprouvé cette décision si j’avais été là.
(I would have disapproved this decision if I had been there.) -
Tu aurais désapprouvé le comportement de Pierre s’il t’avait menti.
(You would have disapproved Pierre’s behavior if he had lied to you.) -
Ils auraient désapprouvé cette loi si elle avait été proposée plus tôt.
(They would have disapproved this law if it had been proposed earlier.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désapprouver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désapprouvé | J’aurais désapprouvé ta décision. | I would have disapproved your decision. |
tu | aurais désapprouvé | Tu aurais désapprouvé cette politique. | You would have disapproved this policy. |
il | aurait désapprouvé | Il aurait désapprouvé sa conduite. | He would have disapproved his behavior. |
elle | aurait désapprouvé | Elle aurait désapprouvé cette décision. | She would have disapproved this decision. |
on | aurait désapprouvé | On aurait désapprouvé cette attitude. | One would have disapproved this attitude. |
nous | aurions désapprouvé | Nous aurions désapprouvé cette action. | We would have disapproved this action. |
vous | auriez désapprouvé | Vous auriez désapprouvé leur choix. | You would have disapproved their choice. |
ils | auraient désapprouvé | Ils auraient désapprouvé cette idée. | They would have disapproved this idea. |
elles | auraient désapprouvé | Elles auraient désapprouvé cette décision. | They (female) would have disapproved this decision. |
Other Conjugations for Désapprouver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désapprouver
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Désapprouver – 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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