Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Introduction to the verb discréditer
The English translation of the French verb discréditer is “to discredit.” It is pronounced as “dee-skreh-dee-teh” in the infinitive form.
Discréditer comes from the Latin word “discredere,” meaning “to disbelieve” or “to distrust.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the act of damaging someone’s reputation or causing them to lose credibility.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, discréditer is used to talk about a hypothetical action that could have taken place in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais suivi leurs conseils, je n’aurais pas discrédité mon entreprise. (If I had followed their advice, I wouldn’t have discredited my business.)
- Vous auriez discrédité votre propre témoignage en mentant à la cour. (You would have discredited your own testimony by lying to the court.)
- Ils auraient discrédité leur cause en utilisant des méthodes violentes. (They would have discredited their cause by using violent methods.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of discréditer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais discrédité | Si j’avais su la vérité, je l’aurais discrédité. | If I had known the truth, I would have discredited it. |
tu | aurais discrédité | Tu aurais discrédité tes adversaires. | You would have discredited your opponents. |
il | aurait discrédité | Il aurait discrédité l’entreprise. | He would have discredited the company. |
elle | aurait discrédité | Elle aurait discrédité sa réputation. | She would have discredited her reputation. |
on | aurait discrédité | On aurait discrédité les arguments. | One would have discredited the arguments. |
nous | aurions discrédité | Nous aurions discrédité cette rumeur. | We would have discredited this rumor. |
vous | auriez discrédité | Vous auriez discrédité vos concurrents. | You would have discredited your competitors. |
ils | auraient discrédité | Ils auraient discrédité les témoignages. | They would have discredited the testimonies. |
elles | auraient discrédité | Elles auraient discrédité ces allégations. | They (female) would have discredited these allegations. |
Other Conjugations for Discréditer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb discréditer
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Discréditer – 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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