Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Introduction to the verb débuter
The English translation of the French verb débuter is “to begin” or “to start”. It is pronounced as “deh-byoo-teh”.
The origin of the word débuter can be traced back to the Latin word “debutare” which means “to lead off” or “to make the first stroke”. In French, it was first used in the 16th century to refer to the first performance of a play or the first appearance of an artist.
In everyday French, débuter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or future action in the past. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the conditional tense with the past participle of débuter, which is “débuté”.
Here are three simple examples of débuter in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais débuté ma carrière plus tôt, je serais maintenant une star de cinéma. (If I had started my career earlier, I would now be a movie star.)
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Tu aurais débuté ta journée plus tôt si tu étais venu au travail à l’heure. (You would have started your day earlier if you had come to work on time.)
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Elle aurait débuté sa propre entreprise si elle avait eu plus de soutien financier. (She would have started her own business if she had had more financial support.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of débuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais débuté | Si j’avais plus de temps, je l’aurais débuté. | If I had more time, I would have started it. |
tu | aurais débuté | Tu aurais débuté ta carrière plus tôt. | You would have started your career earlier. |
il | aurait débuté | Il aurait débuté sa journée avec un bon café. | He would have started his day with a good coffee. |
elle | aurait débuté | Elle aurait débuté une nouvelle vie. | She would have started a new life. |
on | aurait débuté | On aurait débuté la réunion à l’heure. | One would have started the meeting on time. |
nous | aurions débuté | Nous aurions débuté un nouveau projet. | We would have started a new project. |
vous | auriez débuté | Vous auriez débuté la soirée avec un apéritif. | You would have started the evening with an aperitif. |
ils | auraient débuté | Ils auraient débuté leur voyage en Europe. | They would have started their trip to Europe. |
elles | auraient débuté | Elles auraient débuté le cours de yoga tôt le matin. | They (female) would have started the yoga class early in the morning. |
Other Conjugations for Débuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débuter
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Débuter – 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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