Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Introduction to the verb cabosser
The English translation of the French verb cabosser is to dent or to damage. It is pronounced “kah-boss-ay” in the infinitive form.
Cabosser is derived from the Old French word “caboz” which means a bump or a dent. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to talk about hypothetical or unreal actions in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Example 1: Si j’avais pris soin de ma voiture, je ne l’aurais pas cabossée. (If I had taken care of my car, I wouldn’t have dented it.)
Example 2: Tu aurais dû faire attention, tu as cabossé le mur. (You should have been careful, you dented the wall.)
Example 3: Ils seraient furieux si nous avions cabossé leur nouvelle voiture. (They would be furious if we had dented their new car.)
In these examples, cabosser is used to describe the action of damaging or denting something in the past. In the Conditionnel Passé tense, it expresses a hypothetical situation or a regret about something that could have been avoided.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of cabosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cabossé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cabossé. | I would have dented you. |
tu | aurais cabossé | Tu aurais cabossé plus tôt. | You would have dented earlier. |
il | aurait cabossé | Il aurait cabossé la voiture. | He would have dented the car. |
elle | aurait cabossé | Elle aurait cabossé son vélo. | She would have dented her bike. |
on | aurait cabossé | On aurait cabossé la porte. | One would have dented the door. |
nous | aurions cabossé | Nous aurions cabossé la table. | We would have dented the table. |
vous | auriez cabossé | Vous auriez cabossé la voiture. | You would have dented the car. |
ils | auraient cabossé | Ils auraient cabossé le mur. | They would have dented the wall. |
elles | auraient cabossé | Elles auraient cabossé leurs voitures. | They (female) would have dented their cars. |
Other Conjugations for Cabosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cabosser
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Cabosser – 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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