Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Introduction to the verb détester
The English translation of the French verb détester is “to hate” or “to detest.” The infinitive form, détester, is pronounced as “day-test-ay.”
The language origin of détester can be traced back to the Latin word “detestari,” meaning “to curse or abhor.” In everyday French, détester is commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional past tense. This tense is used to express an action or event that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Three simple examples of détester in the Conditionnel Passé tense and their English translations are:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais détesté ce film. (If I had known, I would have hated this movie.)
- Tu aurais détesté cet endroit, il n’y avait rien à faire. (You would have hated this place, there was nothing to do.)
- Nous aurions détesté manger du poisson tous les jours. (We would have hated eating fish every day.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détesté | Si j’avais vu ça, je l’aurais détesté. | If I had seen that, I would have hated it. |
tu | aurais détesté | Tu aurais détesté ce film. | You would have hated this movie. |
il | aurait détesté | Il aurait détesté cette idée. | He would have hated this idea. |
elle | aurait détesté | Elle aurait détesté cette robe. | She would have hated this dress. |
on | aurait détesté | On aurait détesté cette décision. | One would have hated this decision. |
nous | aurions détesté | Nous aurions détesté le voyage. | We would have hated the trip. |
vous | auriez détesté | Vous auriez détesté la cuisine. | You would have hated the food. |
ils | auraient détesté | Ils auraient détesté le spectacle. | They would have hated the show. |
elles | auraient détesté | Elles auraient détesté ces chaussures. | They (female) would have hated these shoes. |
Other Conjugations for Détester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détester
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Détester – 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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