Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Introduction to the verb entacher
The English translation of the French verb entacher is “to taint” or “to stain.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tah-shay.”
Entacher comes from the Old French word “tachier,” meaning “to stain” or “to spot.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three examples of entacher in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais su, je n’aurais pas entaché ma réputation en acceptant ce marché. (If I had known, I wouldn’t have tainted my reputation by accepting this deal.)
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Vous auriez entaché votre honneur en mentant à la cour. (You would have stained your honor by lying to the court.)
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Elle aurait entaché son image en participant à cette controverse. (She would have tainted her image by getting involved in this controversy.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of entacher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais entaché | Si j’avais su, j’aurais entaché. | If I had known, I would have tarnished. |
tu | aurais entaché | Tu aurais entaché ton réputation. | You would have tarnished your reputation. |
il | aurait entaché | Il aurait entaché sa réputation. | He would have tarnished his reputation. |
elle | aurait entaché | Elle aurait entaché sa réputation. | She would have tarnished her reputation. |
on | aurait entaché | On aurait entaché l’enquête. | One would have tarnished the investigation. |
nous | aurions entaché | Nous aurions entaché nos vies. | We would have tarnished our lives. |
vous | auriez entaché | Vous auriez entaché vos relations. | You would have damaged your relationships. |
ils | auraient entaché | Ils auraient entaché leur image. | They would have tarnished their image. |
elles | auraient entaché | Elles auraient entaché leur réputation. | They (female) would have tarnished their reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Entacher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb entacher
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Entacher – 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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