Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Introduction to the verb dilapider
The English translation of the French verb dilapider is “to squander” or “to waste.” It is pronounced as “dee-lah-pee-day.”
The word dilapider comes from the Latin word “dilapidare” which means “to destroy” or “to squander.” In everyday French, dilapider is often 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 certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of dilapider in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais dilapidé tout mon argent en voyages. (If I had won the lottery, I would have squandered all my money on trips.)
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S’ils avaient écouté mes conseils, ils n’auraient pas dilapidé leur héritage aussi rapidement. (If they had listened to my advice, they wouldn’t have wasted their inheritance so quickly.)
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Nous aurions dilapidé nos économies si nous étions partis en vacances en Europe l’année dernière. (We would have squandered our savings if we had gone on vacation to Europe last year.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dilapider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dilapidé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais dilapidé. | I would have squandered you. |
tu | aurais dilapidé | Tu aurais dilapidé plus tôt. | You would have squandered earlier. |
il | aurait dilapidé | Il aurait dilapidé tout son argent. | He would have squandered all of his money. |
elle | aurait dilapidé | Elle aurait dilapidé sa fortune. | She would have squandered her fortune. |
on | aurait dilapidé | On aurait dilapidé tout l’héritage. | One would have squandered all of the inheritance. |
nous | aurions dilapidé | Nous aurions dilapidé notre argent. | We would have squandered our money. |
vous | auriez dilapidé | Vous auriez dilapidé votre argent. | You would have squandered your money. |
ils | auraient dilapidé | Ils auraient dilapidé leur fortune. | They would have squandered their fortune. |
elles | auraient dilapidé | Elles auraient dilapidé leur héritage. | They (female) would have squandered their inheritance. |
Other Conjugations for Dilapider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dilapider
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Dilapider – 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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