Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Introduction to the verb débaucher
The English translation of the French verb débaucher is “to corrupt” or “to seduce.” The infinitive form, débaucher, is pronounced “day-bo-shay.”
The word débaucher comes from the French word “débauche,” which means “debauchery” or “excess.” It is believed to originate from the Latin word “debuccare,” which means “to lead astray.”
In everyday French, débaucher is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or conditional action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three examples of débaucher in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais gagné à la loterie, j’aurais débauché tous mes amis pour faire la fête. (If I had won the lottery, I would have corrupted all my friends to party.)
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Elle aurait débauché son patron pour obtenir une promotion. (She would have seduced her boss to get a promotion.)
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Nous serions débauchés par les tentations de la ville. (We would have been corrupted by the temptations of the city.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of débaucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais débauché | J’aurais débauché une autre équipe. | I would have recruited another team. |
tu | aurais débauché | Tu aurais débauché un collègue. | You would have poached a colleague. |
il | aurait débauché | Il aurait débauché de nouveaux talents. | He would have hired new talents. |
elle | aurait débauché | Elle aurait débauché un directeur. | She would have headhunted a director. |
on | aurait débauché | On aurait débauché des employés. | One would have recruited employees. |
nous | aurions débauché | Nous aurions débauché des candidats. | We would have poached candidates. |
vous | auriez débauché | Vous auriez débauché des ingénieurs. | You would have recruited engineers. |
ils | auraient débauché | Ils auraient débauché des managers. | They would have hired managers. |
elles | auraient débauché | Elles auraient débauché des développeurs. | They (female) would have recruited developers. |
Other Conjugations for Débaucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débaucher
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Débaucher – 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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