Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Introduction to the verb détourer
The English translation of the French verb détourer is “to outline” or “to cut out”. It is pronounced as “day-too-ray”.
The word détourer comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “to remove” and the verb “tourer” which means “to draw a line”. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of tracing or cutting out the outline of an object or image.
In the Conditionnel Présent tense, détourer is often used to express a hypothetical action or situation. It is formed by adding the conditional endings “-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient” to the infinitive form of the verb.
3 examples of détourer in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais des ciseaux, je détourerais cette image pour mon projet de collage. (If I had scissors, I would cut out this image for my collage project.)
- Tu détourerais les contours de la carte avec un feutre noir. (You would outline the borders of the map with a black marker.)
- Ils détoureraient les photos pour les mettre dans un album. (They would trace the pictures to put them in an album.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of détourer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | détourerais | Je détourerais les contours. | I would outline the edges. |
tu | détourerais | Tu détourerais les images. | You would crop the images. |
il | détourerait | Il détourerait le modèle. | He would trace the pattern. |
elle | détourerait | Elle détourerait les objets. | She would cut out the objects. |
on | détourerait | On détourerait les formes. | One would outline the shapes. |
nous | détourerions | Nous détourerions les photos. | We would cut out the photos. |
vous | détoureriez | Vous détoureriez les éléments. | You would outline the elements. |
ils | détoureraient | Ils détoureraient les illustrations. | They would outline the illustrations. |
elles | détoureraient | Elles détoureraient les motifs. | They would trace the patterns. |
Other Conjugations for Détourer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb détourer
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Détourer – 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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