Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Introduction to the verb ballaster
The English translation of the French verb ballaster is “to ballast.” The infinitive form, ballaster, is pronounced as “bah-las-teh.”
The word ballaster comes from the French word “ballast,” which has its roots in the Latin word “ballista” meaning “catapult.” It is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé (subjunctive past) tense in everyday French, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Il est possible que j’aie ballasté le bateau avant de partir. (It is possible that I ballasted the boat before leaving.)
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Il faut que tu aies ballasté l’avion pour qu’il puisse décoller. (You must have ballasted the plane for it to take off.)
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Je doute qu’il ait ballasté le train correctement. (I doubt that he ballasted the train correctly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of ballaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie ballasté | Je doute que j’aie ballasté. | I doubt that I ballasted. |
tu | aies ballasté | Il faut que tu aies ballasté. | You must have ballasted. |
il | ait ballasté | Il est possible qu’il ait ballasté. | It’s possible he ballasted. |
elle | ait ballasté | Elle craint qu’elle ait ballasté. | She fears she ballasted. |
on | ait ballasté | On veut qu’on ait ballasté. | We want it to have been ballasted. |
nous | ayons ballasté | Espérons que nous ayons ballasté. | Let’s hope we ballasted. |
vous | ayez ballasté | Il est important que vous ayez ballasté. | It’s important that you ballasted. |
ils | aient ballasté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient ballasté. | They doubt they ballasted. |
elles | aient ballasté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient ballasté. | They prefer they ballasted. |
Other Conjugations for Ballaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
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Ballaster – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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