Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Introduction to the verb dévisser
The English translation of the French verb dévisser is “to unscrew.” It is pronounced as “day-vee-seh.”
Dévisser comes from the Latin word “dis-” meaning “apart” and “vix” meaning “screw.” It is most often used in everyday French to indicate the action of removing a screw or similar object by turning it in the opposite direction.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, dévisser is used to talk about unscrewing something in the past, usually in a hypothetical or conditional situation.
Here are three examples of dévisser in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais su que le boulon était rouillé, j’aurais dévissé plus doucement. (If I had known the bolt was rusty, I would have unscrewed it more gently.)
- Il aurait fallu dévisser ces vis avant de retirer le couvercle. (You should have unscrewed these screws before removing the cover.)
- Nous aurions pu le réparer si nous avions réussi à dévisser cette pièce. (We could have fixed it if we had managed to unscrew this part.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dévisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dévissé | Si j’avais su, je l’aurais dévissé. | I would have unscrewed it. |
tu | aurais dévissé | Tu aurais dévissé plus tôt. | You would have unscrewed earlier. |
il | aurait dévissé | Il aurait dévissé le boulon. | He would have unscrewed the bolt. |
elle | aurait dévissé | Elle aurait dévissé le couvercle. | She would have unscrewed the lid. |
on | aurait dévissé | On aurait dévissé le robinet. | One would have unscrewed the faucet. |
nous | aurions dévissé | Nous aurions dévissé ensemble. | We would have unscrewed together. |
vous | auriez dévissé | Vous auriez dévissé avec nous. | You would have unscrewed with us. |
ils | auraient dévissé | Ils auraient dévissé tous les écrous. | They would have unscrewed all the nuts. |
elles | auraient dévissé | Elles auraient dévissé les vis. | They (female) would have unscrewed the screws. |
Other Conjugations for Dévisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévisser
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Dévisser – 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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