Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Introduction to the verb douter
The English translation of the French verb douter is “to doubt.” It is pronounced as “doo-teh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of douter can be traced back to the Latin word “dubius,” meaning uncertain or doubtful. In everyday French, douter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of douter in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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J’aurais douté de ta parole si je ne t’avais pas vu faire. (I would have doubted your word if I hadn’t seen you do it.)
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Elle aurait douté de ses capacités si elle n’avait pas reçu ce prix. (She would have doubted her abilities if she hadn’t received that award.)
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Nous aurions douté de la véracité de cette histoire si nous ne l’avions pas entendue de la bouche du protagoniste. (We would have doubted the truth of this story if we hadn’t heard it from the mouth of the protagonist.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of douter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais douté | Si j’avais su, j’aurais douté. | If I had known, I would have doubted. |
tu | aurais douté | Tu aurais douté plus tôt. | You would have doubted earlier. |
il | aurait douté | Il aurait douté de ses capacités. | He would have doubted his abilities. |
elle | aurait douté | Elle aurait douté de son choix. | She would have doubted her choice. |
on | aurait douté | On aurait douté de la décision. | One would have doubted the decision. |
nous | aurions douté | Nous aurions douté ensemble. | We would have doubted together. |
vous | auriez douté | Vous auriez douté du résultat. | You would have doubted the outcome. |
ils | auraient douté | Ils auraient douté de son honnêteté. | They would have doubted his honesty. |
elles | auraient douté | Elles auraient douté de leur avenir. | They (female) would have doubted their future. |
Other Conjugations for Douter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb douter
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Douter – 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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