Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Introduction to the verb détourner
The English translation of the French verb détourner is “to divert” or “to turn away”. It is pronounced as “dey-toor-nay”.
The origin of détourner can be traced back to the Latin word “detornare” which means “to turn away”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is equivalent to the English conditional perfect tense.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
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J’aurais détourné mes yeux si j’avais su que c’était si choquant.
(I would have turned away my eyes if I had known it was so shocking.) -
Tu aurais détourné l’attention du public si tu avais fait une blague.
(You would have diverted the audience’s attention if you had made a joke.) -
Ils auraient détourné les fonds s’ils n’avaient pas été découverts.
(They would have embezzled the funds if they had not been discovered.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of détourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais détourné | Si j’avais plus d’argent, je l’aurais détourné. | If I had more money, I would have diverted it. |
tu | aurais détourné | Tu aurais détourné les yeux. | You would have looked away. |
il | aurait détourné | Il aurait détourné l’attention. | He would have diverted the attention. |
elle | aurait détourné | Elle aurait détourné la conversation. | She would have changed the subject. |
on | aurait détourné | On aurait détourné les yeux de la vérité. | One would have turned a blind eye to the truth. |
nous | aurions détourné | Nous aurions détourné la situation. | We would have diverted the situation. |
vous | auriez détourné | Vous auriez détourné les fonds. | You would have embezzled the funds. |
ils | auraient détourné | Ils auraient détourné les regards. | They would have looked away. |
elles | auraient détourné | Elles auraient détourné les esprits. | They (female) would have diverted the minds. |
Other Conjugations for Détourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourner
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Détourner – 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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