Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Introduction to the verb dévaster
The English translation of the French verb dévaster is “to devastate” or “to ravage.” It is pronounced as “day-vah-stay.”
The word dévaster comes from the Latin word “devastare,” meaning “to lay waste.” It first appeared in French in the 12th century and has since been used to describe a destructive action or event.
In everyday French, dévaster is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical action or event, often with a sense of regret or disappointment.
Here are three simple examples of dévaster in the Conditionnel Présent tense and their English translations:
- Si la guerre éclatait, elle dévasterait notre ville. – If war were to break out, it would devastate our city.
- Je serais dévasté si elle partait. – I would be devastated if she left.
- Si la tempête était plus forte, elle dévasterait les côtes. – If the storm were stronger, it would devastate the coasts.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dévaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dévasterais | Je dévasterais la ville. | I would devastate the city. |
tu | dévasterais | Tu dévasterais les forêts. | You would devastate the forests. |
il | dévasterait | Il dévasterait les maisons. | He would devastate the houses. |
elle | dévasterait | Elle dévasterait le village. | She would devastate the village. |
on | dévasterait | On dévasterait les cultures. | One would devastate the crops. |
nous | dévasterions | Nous dévasterions le paysage. | We would devastate the landscape. |
vous | dévasteriez | Vous dévasteriez la région. | You would devastate the region. |
ils | dévasteraient | Ils dévasteraient les villes. | They would devastate the cities. |
elles | dévasteraient | Elles dévasteraient les routes. | They would devastate the roads. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaster
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Dévaster – 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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