Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Introduction to the verb dessiner
The English translation of the French verb dessiner is “to draw.” It is pronounced “day-see-nay.”
The word dessiner comes from the Latin word “designare,” which means “to mark out, designate.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has remained relatively unchanged since then.
In everyday French, dessiner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express an action that would have been done in the past if certain conditions had been met. Here are three simple examples of dessiner in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais dessiné un portrait de toi. (If I had had more time, I would have drawn a portrait of you.)
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Nous aurions dessiné les plans de notre maison si nous avions suivi des cours d’architecture. (We would have drawn the plans for our house if we had taken architecture classes.)
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Elle aurait dessiné un paysage magnifique si elle avait choisi de devenir artiste. (She would have drawn a beautiful landscape if she had chosen to become an artist.)
In each of these examples, the verb dessiner is conjugated in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical action that did not actually occur in the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dessiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dessiné | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dessiné. | I would have drawn for you. |
tu | aurais dessiné | Tu aurais dessiné plus tôt. | You would have drawn earlier. |
il | aurait dessiné | Il aurait dessiné un portrait. | He would have drawn a portrait. |
elle | aurait dessiné | Elle aurait dessiné un paysage. | She would have drawn a landscape. |
on | aurait dessiné | On aurait dessiné ensemble. | One would have drawn together. |
nous | aurions dessiné | Nous aurions dessiné un animal. | We would have drawn an animal. |
vous | auriez dessiné | Vous auriez dessiné avec eux. | You would have drawn with them. |
ils | auraient dessiné | Ils auraient dessiné des bâtiments. | They would have drawn buildings. |
elles | auraient dessiné | Elles auraient dessiné des fleurs. | They (female) would have drawn flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Dessiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dessiner
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Dessiner – 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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