Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Introduction to the verb débourrer
The English translation of débourrer is “to break in” or “to train”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “day-boor-ray”.
Débourrer comes from the French word “débourrage”, which means “breaking in” or “taming”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense.
Three simple examples of débourrer in the Conditionnel Passé tense would be:
- Si j’avais débourré ce cheval, il ne serait pas si sauvage aujourd’hui. (If I had broken in this horse, it wouldn’t be so wild today.)
- Elle aurait dû débourrer son chien dès qu’il était jeune. (She should have trained her dog when it was young.)
- Nous aurions pu débourrer nos nouvelles recrues plus rapidement si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We could have trained our new recruits faster if we had more time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of débourrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | aurais débourré | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais débourré. | If I had more time, I would have unraveled. |
tu | aurais débourré | Tu aurais débourré ces fils plus rapidement. | You would have unraveled these threads faster. |
il | aurait débourré | Il aurait débourré le nœud compliqué. | He would have unraveled the complicated knot. |
elle | aurait débourré | Elle aurait débourré le pull en laine. | She would have unraveled the wool sweater. |
on | aurait débourré | On aurait débourré de la laine pour un projet. | One would have unraveled wool for a project. |
nous | aurions débourré | Nous aurions débourré ces tissus ensemble. | We would have unraveled these fabrics together. |
vous | auriez débourré | Vous auriez débourré avec un crochet plus fin. | You would have unraveled with a finer needle. |
ils | auraient débourré | Ils auraient débourré tous les fils. | They would have unraveled all the threads. |
elles | auraient débourré | Elles auraient débourré avant le cours de tricot. | They (female) would have unraveled before the knitting class. |
Other Conjugations for Débourrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb débourrer
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the débourrer Conditionnel Passé tense conjugation!
Débourrer – 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
Want More?
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb débourrer. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!