Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Introduction to the verb découcher
The English translation of the French verb découcher is “to spend the night away from home.” It is pronounced as “day-koo-shay” in the infinitive form.
Découcher comes from the combination of the prefix “dé-” which means “away” and the verb “coucher” which means “to sleep.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a possible or hypothetical action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
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Si j’avais l’occasion, je découcherais souvent. (If I had the opportunity, I would often spend the night away from home.)
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Il faudrait que tu découches pour pouvoir voir le match. (You would have to spend the night away from home to be able to see the game.)
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Nous découcherions peut-être si le train a du retard. (We might have to spend the night away from home if the train is delayed.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of découcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | découcherais | Je découcherais pour faire la fête. | I would stay out all night to party. |
tu | découcherais | Tu découcherais sans prévenir. | You would stay out without warning. |
il | découcherait | Il découcherait souvent. | He would stay out often. |
elle | découcherait | Elle découcherait chez une amie. | She would stay out at a friend’s house. |
on | découcherait | On découcherait pour voir un concert. | One would stay out to see a concert. |
nous | découcherions | Nous découcherions pour voyager. | We would stay out to travel. |
vous | découcheriez | Vous découcheriez pour le travail. | You would stay out for work. |
ils | découcheraient | Ils découcheraient pour leur anniversaire. | They would stay out for their birthday. |
elles | découcheraient | Elles découcheraient pour aller à la plage. | They would stay out to go to the beach. |
Other Conjugations for Découcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb découcher
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Découcher – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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