Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Introduction to the verb ballaster
The English translation of the French verb ballaster is “to ballast.” It is pronounced as “bah-lah-stay.”
The word ballaster originated from the Old French word “balastre,” which comes from the Latin word “balastum,” meaning “heavy material placed in a ship for stability.” In everyday French, the verb ballaster is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of the usage of ballaster in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’aurais aimé que tu ballastes le bateau avant de partir. (I would have liked for you to ballast the boat before leaving.)
- Il fallait que nous ballastions la voiture avec des sacs de sable pour la faire tenir sur la route enneigée. (We had to ballast the car with sandbags to make it stay on the snowy road.)
- Elle souhaitait que je ballastasse le balcon pour qu’il soit plus sûr. (She wished for me to ballast the balcony to make it safer.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ballaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ballasté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse ballasté. | I wish I had ballasted. |
tu | eusses ballasté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses ballasté. | I wish you had ballasted. |
il | eût ballasté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût ballasté. | I wish he had ballasted. |
elle | eût ballasté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût ballasté. | I wish she had ballasted. |
on | eût ballasté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût ballasté. | I wish one had ballasted. |
nous | eussions ballasté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions ballasté. | I wish we had ballasted. |
vous | eussiez ballasté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez ballasté. | I wish you had ballasted. |
ils | eussent ballasté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent ballasté. | I wish they had ballasted. |
elles | eussent ballasté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent ballasté. | I wish they had 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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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