Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Introduction to the verb culbuter
The English translation of the French verb culbuter is “to overturn” or “to topple.” It is pronounced “kool-buh-teh.”
Culbuter comes from the Old French word “culbute,” meaning “overthrow” or “tumble.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si j’avais poussé plus fort, je l’aurais culbuté. (If I had pushed harder, I would have toppled him over.)
- Ils auraient culbuté la table s’ils n’avaient pas fait attention. (They would have overturned the table if they hadn’t been careful.)
- Nous aurions été culbutés par la vague si nous étions restés sur la plage. (We would have been swept away by the wave if we had stayed on the beach.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of culbuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais culbuté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais culbuté. | I would have flipped you over. |
tu | aurais culbuté | Tu aurais culbuté plus tôt. | You would have turned over earlier. |
il | aurait culbuté | Il aurait culbuté le matelas. | He would have flipped over the mattress. |
elle | aurait culbuté | Elle aurait culbuté le gâteau. | She would have flipped over the cake. |
on | aurait culbuté | On aurait culbuté dans la rue. | One would have tumbled in the street. |
nous | aurions culbuté | Nous aurions culbuté dans la piscine. | We would have tumbled in the pool. |
vous | auriez culbuté | Vous auriez culbuté avec lui. | You would have flipped over with him. |
ils | auraient culbuté | Ils auraient culbuté le ballon. | They would have flipped over the ball. |
elles | auraient culbuté | Elles auraient culbuté sur la scène. | They (female) would have tumbled on the stage. |
Other Conjugations for Culbuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culbuter
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Culbuter – 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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