Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Introduction to the verb dévorer
The English translation of the French verb dévorer is “to devour.” The infinitive form of dévorer is pronounced as “day-vo-rer.”
Dévorer comes from the Latin word “devorare,” meaning “to swallow down.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, dévorer is most often used to describe the action of eating or consuming something quickly and voraciously. It can also be used figuratively to describe intense emotions or desires.
Examples of dévorer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais pu, j’aurais dévoré tout le gâteau. (If I had been able to, I would have devoured the entire cake.)
- Elle aurait dévoré tous les livres de cet auteur en une semaine. (She would have devoured all the books by that author in one week.)
- Nous aurions dévoré cette opportunité s’il n’y avait pas eu de concurrence. (We would have seized this opportunity if there hadn’t been any competition.)
In these examples, dévorer is used to express a hypothetical situation in the past, where someone would have voraciously consumed something if the conditions had been different.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dévorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dévoré | Si je n’avais pas mangé autant, j’aurais dévoré ce gâteau. | If I hadn’t eaten so much, I would have devoured this cake. |
tu | aurais dévoré | Tu aurais dévoré ce livre en une journée. | You would have devoured this book in one day. |
il | aurait dévoré | Il aurait dévoré ce repas s’il avait été plus affamé. | He would have devoured this meal if he had been hungrier. |
elle | aurait dévoré | Elle aurait dévoré tous les cookies si elle n’avait pas partagé avec ses amis. | She would have devoured all the cookies if she hadn’t shared with her friends. |
on | aurait dévoré | On aurait dévoré toutes les ressources si on n’avait pas été plus économes. | We would have devoured all the resources if we hadn’t been more frugal. |
nous | aurions dévoré | Nous aurions dévoré le buffet si on n’avait pas été interrompus. | We would have devoured the buffet if we hadn’t been interrupted. |
vous | auriez dévoré | Vous auriez dévoré ce spectacle s’il n’avait pas été aussi ennuyeux. | You would have devoured this show if it hadn’t been so boring. |
ils | auraient dévoré | Ils auraient dévoré cette information si on ne leur avait pas menti. | They would have devoured this information if they hadn’t been lied to. |
elles | auraient dévoré | Elles auraient dévoré cette série si elles n’avaient pas été aussi occupées. | They (female) would have devoured this series if they hadn’t been so busy. |
Other Conjugations for Dévorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévorer
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Dévorer – 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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