Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Introduction to the verb détortiller
The English translation of the French verb détortiller is “to untwist” or “to unravel”. It is pronounced as “day-tor-tee-ye”.
The word détortiller is derived from the Latin word “tortus” which means “twisted”. In French, it is mostly used in its reflexive form “se détortiller”, which means “to untwist oneself” or “to untangle oneself”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical action or situation.
Example 1:
J’aurais pu me détortiller si j’avais été plus patient.
(I could have untwisted myself if I had been more patient.)
Example 2:
Tu aurais dû te détortiller avant de faire ça.
(You should have untwisted yourself before doing that.)
Example 3:
Ils se seraient détortillés s’ils avaient écouté mes conseils.
(They would have untwisted themselves if they had listened to my advice.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détortiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détortillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais détortillé. | I would have untangled you. |
tu | aurais détortillé | Tu aurais détortillé plus tôt. | You would have untangled earlier. |
il | aurait détortillé | Il aurait détortillé les fils. | He would have untangled the wires. |
elle | aurait détortillé | Elle aurait détortillé la corde. | She would have untangled the rope. |
on | aurait détortillé | On aurait détortillé le câble. | One would have untangled the cable. |
nous | aurions détortillé | Nous aurions détortillé les cheveux. | We would have untangled the hair. |
vous | auriez détortillé | Vous auriez détortillé le fil. | You would have untangled the thread. |
ils | auraient détortillé | Ils auraient détortillé les branches. | They would have untangled the branches. |
elles | auraient détortillé | Elles auraient détortillé les cordes. | They (female) would have untangled the ropes. |
Other Conjugations for Détortiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détortiller
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Détortiller – 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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