Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Introduction to the verb bander
The English translation of the French verb bander is “to bind” or “to tie”. It is pronounced as “bahn-deh” in the infinitive form.
The word bander comes from the Old French word “bande”, meaning “strip” or “ribbon”. It can also be traced back to the Latin word “banda”, meaning “band” or “bond”.
In everyday French, bander is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past.
Examples of bander in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il aurait fallu que je bandasse les livres avant de les ranger. (I should have bound the books before putting them away.)
- Il était important que nous bandions les blessures avant qu’elles s’infectent. (It was important that we bind the wounds before they got infected.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas bandé ton sac avant de partir. (I regret that you didn’t tie your bag before leaving.)
English translations:
- It would have been necessary for me to bind the books before putting them away.
- It was important that we bound the wounds before they got infected.
- I regret that you didn’t tie your bag before leaving.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bandé | Je doute que j’aie bandé. | I doubt that I had an erection. |
tu | aies bandé | Il faut que tu aies bandé. | You must have had an erection. |
il | ait bandé | Il est possible qu’il ait bandé. | It’s possible he had an erection. |
elle | ait bandé | Elle craint qu’elle ait bandé. | She fears she had an erection. |
on | ait bandé | On veut qu’on ait bandé. | We want it to have been an erection. |
nous | ayons bandé | Espérons que nous ayons bandé. | Let’s hope we had an erection. |
vous | ayez bandé | Il est important que vous ayez bandé. | It’s important that you had an erection. |
ils | aient bandé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bandé. | They doubt they had an erection. |
elles | aient bandé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bandé. | They prefer they had an erection. |
Other Conjugations for Bander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
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Bander – 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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