Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Introduction to the verb désemparer
The English translation of the French verb désemparer is “to dishearten” or “to discourage.” It is pronounced as “dey-sem-pa-ray.”
The word désemparer comes from the prefix “dés-” meaning “dis-” and the verb “emparer” meaning “to seize or to take possession.” In everyday French, désemparer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a conditional action in the past.
Three simple examples of désemparer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais échoué, cela m’aurait désemparé. (If I had failed, it would have disheartened me.)
- Il aurait été désemparé si elle l’avait quitté. (He would have been discouraged if she had left him.)
- Nous aurions été désemparés sans ton aide. (We would have been disheartened without your help.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désemparer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désemparé | J’aurais désemparé devant la situation. | I would have been helpless in front of the situation. |
tu | aurais désemparé | Tu aurais désemparé tes amis. | You would have left your friends helpless. |
il | aurait désemparé | Il aurait désemparé sa famille. | He would have left his family helpless. |
elle | aurait désemparé | Elle aurait désemparé ses collègues. | She would have left her colleagues helpless. |
on | aurait désemparé | On aurait désemparé nos voisins. | One would have left our neighbors helpless. |
nous | aurions désemparé | Nous aurions désemparé le public. | We would have left the public helpless. |
vous | auriez désemparé | Vous auriez désemparé tout le monde. | You would have left everyone helpless. |
ils | auraient désemparé | Ils auraient désemparé leurs ennemis. | They would have left their enemies helpless. |
elles | auraient désemparé | Elles auraient désemparé leurs rivaux. | They (female) would have left their rivals helpless. |
Other Conjugations for Désemparer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désemparer
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Désemparer – 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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