Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Introduction to the verb baisser
The English translation of the French verb baisser is “to lower” or “to decrease.” It is pronounced as “beh-say” in its infinitive form.
The word baisser comes from the Old French word “baissier,” which means “to lower” or “to diminish.” It is also related to the Latin word “bassiare,” which means “to kiss the hand in respect.” In everyday French, baisser is most often used to talk about lowering or decreasing something, such as a price, volume, or level.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past, baisser is conjugated as “aurais baissé” for the first person singular, “aurais baissé” for the second person singular, “aurait baissé” for the third person singular, and so on.
Here are three examples of how baisser is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais suivi tes conseils, j’aurais baissé le prix de mes produits. (If I had followed your advice, I would have lowered the price of my products.)
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Tu aurais baissé le son de la musique si tu avais su qu’il y avait des bébés dans la pièce. (You would have turned down the volume of the music if you had known there were babies in the room.)
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Il aurait baissé les yeux s’il avait croisé le regard de son ex. (He would have lowered his eyes if he had made eye contact with his ex.)
In these examples, we can see that baisser is used to talk about lowering the price, volume, and eyes in different situations. In the Conditionnel Passé tense, it is used to express actions that could have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of baisser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais baissé | Si j’avais su, je l’aurais baissé. | I would have lowered it. |
tu | aurais baissé | Tu aurais baissé le volume. | You would have lowered the volume. |
il | aurait baissé | Il aurait baissé la tête. | He would have lowered his head. |
elle | aurait baissé | Elle aurait baissé les prix. | She would have lowered the prices. |
on | aurait baissé | On aurait baissé la musique. | One would have lowered the music. |
nous | aurions baissé | Nous aurions baissé la bannière. | We would have lowered the banner. |
vous | auriez baissé | Vous auriez baissé la fenêtre. | You would have lowered the window. |
ils | auraient baissé | Ils auraient baissé les armes. | They would have lowered their weapons. |
elles | auraient baissé | Elles auraient baissé les voix. | They (female) would have lowered their voices. |
Other Conjugations for Baisser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baisser
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Baisser – 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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