Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Introduction to the verb détacher
The English translation of the French verb détacher is “to detach” or “to unfasten”. It is pronounced as [dey-ta-shay] in its infinitive form.
The word détacher comes from the Old French word “destachier”, which means “to separate”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais détaché mon collier, je ne l’aurais pas perdu.
(If I had unfastened my necklace, I would not have lost it.) - Elle serait venue, mais elle a oublié de détacher son chien.
(She would have come, but she forgot to unleash her dog.) - Nous aurions pu partir plus tôt si tu avais détaché les enfants de leurs écrans.
(We could have left earlier if you had detached the children from their screens.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détaché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais détaché. | I would have detached you. |
tu | aurais détaché | Tu aurais détaché la photo. | You would have detached the photo. |
il | aurait détaché | Il aurait détaché le ballon. | He would have detached the balloon. |
elle | aurait détaché | Elle aurait détaché le chien. | She would have detached the dog. |
on | aurait détaché | On aurait détaché les feuilles. | One would have detached the leaves. |
nous | aurions détaché | Nous aurions détaché le bateau. | We would have detached the boat. |
vous | auriez détaché | Vous auriez détaché la corde. | You would have detached the rope. |
ils | auraient détaché | Ils auraient détaché leurs mains. | They would have detached their hands. |
elles | auraient détaché | Elles auraient détaché leurs chaussures. | They (female) would have detached their shoes. |
Other Conjugations for Détacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détacher
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Détacher – 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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