Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Introduction to the verb dauber
The English translation of the French verb dauber is “to smear” or “to dab”. The infinitive form is pronounced “doh-bay”.
The language origin of dauber can be traced back to the Latin word “dolabra” which means a type of tool used for smoothing or spreading. In everyday French, dauber is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Example 1: Si j’avais su, j’aurais daubé la tache de peinture avant qu’elle ne sèche.
Translation: If I had known, I would have smeared the paint stain before it dried.
Example 2: Elle aurait daubé le masque avec de la boue pour se camoufler.
Translation: She would have smeared the mask with mud to blend in.
Example 3: Si nous étions arrivés plus tôt, nous aurions daubé la crème solaire avant d’aller à la plage.
Translation: If we had arrived earlier, we would have dabbed on sunscreen before going to the beach.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dauber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais daubé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais daubé. | I would have painted you. |
tu | aurais daubé | Tu aurais daubé plus tôt. | You would have painted earlier. |
il | aurait daubé | Il aurait daubé le mur. | He would have painted the wall. |
elle | aurait daubé | Elle aurait daubé une toile. | She would have painted a canvas. |
on | aurait daubé | On aurait daubé de l’art abstrait. | One would have painted abstract art. |
nous | aurions daubé | Nous aurions daubé ensemble. | We would have painted together. |
vous | auriez daubé | Vous auriez daubé avec nous. | You would have painted with us. |
ils | auraient daubé | Ils auraient daubé des graffitis. | They would have painted graffiti. |
elles | auraient daubé | Elles auraient daubé des murs. | They (female) would have painted walls. |
Other Conjugations for Dauber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dauber
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Dauber – 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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