Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Introduction to the verb baser
The English translation of the French verb baser is “to base.” It is pronounced as “bah-zay” in its infinitive form.
The verb baser comes from the Latin word “basis” meaning “foundation” or “base.” It entered into the French language in the 15th century and has since been used to indicate the act of establishing or relying on something as a foundation or starting point.
In everyday French, baser is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which corresponds to the English “would have + past participle.” This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Examples:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais basé mon choix sur des critères plus objectifs. (If I had known, I would have based my decision on more objective criteria.)
- Nous aurions basé notre stratégie sur vos conseils si vous les aviez donnés plus tôt. (We would have based our strategy on your advice if you had given it earlier.)
- Ils auraient basé leur projet sur cette étude si elle avait été plus complète. (They would have based their project on this study if it had been more comprehensive.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of baser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais basé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais basé. | I would have based you. |
tu | aurais basé | Tu aurais basé plus tôt. | You would have based earlier. |
il | aurait basé | Il aurait basé sa décision là-dessus. | He would have based his decision on that. |
elle | aurait basé | Elle aurait basé sa recherche sur ça. | She would have based her research on that. |
on | aurait basé | On aurait basé notre argumentation sur des faits. | One would have based our argumentation on facts. |
nous | aurions basé | Nous aurions basé notre projet sur ces valeurs. | We would have based our project on these values. |
vous | auriez basé | Vous auriez basé votre opinion sur des préjugés. | You would have based your opinion on prejudices. |
ils | auraient basé | Ils auraient basé leur choix sur l’expérience. | They would have based their choice on experience. |
elles | auraient basé | Elles auraient basé leur argumentation sur des exemples. | They (female) would have based their argumentation on examples. |
Other Conjugations for Baser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
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Baser – 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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