Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Introduction to the verb banquer
The English translation of the French verb banquer is “to bank” or “to gamble.”
The infinitive form of banquer is pronounced as “bahn-kay.”
The word banquer comes from the Old French word “banque,” meaning “bench or table.” It was originally used in the context of banking, as in sitting at a table to conduct financial transactions. Over time, it came to also refer to gambling, as betting often took place at tables.
In everyday French, banquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense when expressing a possibility or wish that was not fulfilled in the past. For example:
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J’aurais aimé que tu banques avec moi hier soir. (I wish you had gambled with me last night.)
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Il est possible que nous ayons banqué trop d’argent au casino. (It’s possible that we gambled too much money at the casino.)
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Je me demande si elle ait banqué toutes ses économies sur ce cheval. (I wonder if she had bet all her savings on that horse.)
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I would have liked for you to gamble with me last night.
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It’s possible that we gambled too much money at the casino.
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I wonder if she had bet all her savings on that horse.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of banquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie banqué | Je doute que j’aie banqué. | I doubt that I banked. |
tu | aies banqué | Il faut que tu aies banqué. | You must have banked. |
il | ait banqué | Il est possible qu’il ait banqué. | It’s possible he banked. |
elle | ait banqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait banqué. | She fears she banked. |
on | ait banqué | On veut qu’on ait banqué. | We want it to have been banked. |
nous | ayons banqué | Espérons que nous ayons banqué. | Let’s hope we banked. |
vous | ayez banqué | Il est important que vous ayez banqué. | It’s important that you banked. |
ils | aient banqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient banqué. | They doubt they banked. |
elles | aient banqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient banqué. | They prefer they banked. |
Other Conjugations for Banquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb banquer
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Banquer – 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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