Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Introduction to the verb désirer
The English translation of the French verb désirer is “to desire.” It is pronounced “day-zi-ray.”
The word désirer comes from the Latin word “desiderare” meaning “to long for.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express a desire or wish that was not fulfilled in the past.
Examples of désirer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- J’aurais désiré voyager en Europe cet été. (I would have liked to travel to Europe this summer.)
- Tu aurais désiré essayer ce nouveau restaurant avec moi. (You would have wanted to try this new restaurant with me.)
- Il aurait désiré être présent à la réunion hier. (He would have wished to be present at the meeting yesterday.)
In these examples, the verb désirer is expressing a past desire that was not fulfilled. The Conditionnel Passé tense is often used to express regret or disappointment.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of désirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais désiré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais désiré. | I would have desired you. |
tu | aurais désiré | Tu aurais désiré voyager davantage. | You would have wanted to travel more. |
il | aurait désiré | Il aurait désiré être avec elle. | He would have desired to be with her. |
elle | aurait désiré | Elle aurait désiré aller en vacances. | She would have wanted to go on vacation. |
on | aurait désiré | On aurait désiré avoir plus de temps. | One would have desired to have more time. |
nous | aurions désiré | Nous aurions désiré une maison plus grande. | We would have wanted a bigger house. |
vous | auriez désiré | Vous auriez désiré essayer quelque chose de différent. | You would have wanted to try something different. |
ils | auraient désiré | Ils auraient désiré voyager en Europe. | They would have wanted to travel to Europe. |
elles | auraient désiré | Elles auraient désiré passer plus de temps ensemble. | They (female) would have wanted to spend more time together. |
Other Conjugations for Désirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb désirer
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Désirer – 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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