Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Introduction to the verb baser
The English translation for the French verb baser is “to base.” It is pronounced as “bah-zay” in its infinitive form.
The word “baser” comes from the Latin word “basium,” meaning “kiss.” In Old French, it evolved to mean “to touch with one’s lips,” and eventually took on the meaning of “to found” or “to support” in the 17th century.
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Présent tense is used to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical or uncertain situation. In this tense, baser is most often used to express the idea of “if/when we were to base.”
Here are three examples of baser used in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
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Si nous étions à baser notre projet sur des données solides, nous aurions plus de chances de réussir. (If we were to base our project on solid data, we would have a better chance of success.)
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Si tu avais basé tes décisions sur des faits plutôt que sur des rumeurs, tu n’aurais pas eu autant de problèmes. (If you had based your decisions on facts rather than rumors, you wouldn’t have had so many problems.)
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S’ils basaient leur stratégie sur une approche plus innovante, ils pourraient prendre l’avantage sur leurs concurrents. (If they were to base their strategy on a more innovative approach, they could gain an advantage over their competitors.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of baser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | baserais | Je baserais mon choix sur les faits. | I would base my decision on the facts. |
tu | baserais | Tu baserais ta décision sur ton instinct. | You would base your decision on your instinct. |
il | baserait | Il baserait son jugement sur les preuves. | He would base his judgement on the evidence. |
elle | baserait | Elle baserait sa théorie sur des données fiables. | She would base her theory on reliable data. |
on | baserait | On baserait nos hypothèses sur des faits concrets. | One would base our assumptions on concrete facts. |
nous | baserions | Nous baserions notre argument sur des exemples. | We would base our argument on examples. |
vous | baseriez | Vous baseriez votre recherche sur des sources fiables. | You would base your research on reliable sources. |
ils | baseraient | Ils baseraient leur opinion sur leur expérience. | They would base their opinion on their experience. |
elles | baseraient | Elles baseraient leur théorie sur des études approfondies. | They would base their theory on in-depth studies. |
Other Conjugations for Baser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baser
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Baser – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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