Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Introduction to the verb bidouiller
The English translation of the French verb bidouiller is “to tinker with” or “to fiddle with.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bee-doo-yee.”
Bidouiller comes from the French word “bidouille,” which means a small makeshift object or a quick fix. It is most often used in colloquial speech, especially in the context of DIY or fixing something in an improvised way.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, bidouiller is conjugated as “aie bidouillé” for the first person singular, “aies bidouillé” for the second person singular, “ait bidouillé” for the third person singular, “ayons bidouillé” for the first person plural, “ayez bidouillé” for the second person plural, and “aient bidouillé” for the third person plural.
Examples:
- J’espère que tu aies bidouillé le moteur de la voiture avant de reprendre la route. (I hope you tinkered with the car engine before hitting the road.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait bidouillé les chiffres pour cacher ses erreurs. (It’s possible that she fiddled with the numbers to hide her mistakes.)
- Nous craignons qu’ils aient bidouillé le système de vote pour gagner l’élection. (We fear they tinkered with the voting system to win the election.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bidouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bidouillé | Il est possible que j’aie bidouillé. | It’s possible I fiddled. |
tu | aies bidouillé | Tu crois qu’il faut que tu aies bidouillé? | Do you think you had to fiddle? |
il | ait bidouillé | Il doute qu’il ait bidouillé. | He doubts he fiddled. |
elle | ait bidouillé | Elle n’est pas sûre qu’elle ait bidouillé. | She’s not sure she fiddled. |
on | ait bidouillé | On veut qu’on ait bidouillé. | We want to have fiddled. |
nous | ayons bidouillé | Nous espérons que nous ayons bidouillé. | We hope we fiddled. |
vous | ayez bidouillé | Il est important que vous ayez bidouillé. | It’s important that you fiddled. |
ils | aient bidouillé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bidouillé. | They doubt they fiddled. |
elles | aient bidouillé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bidouillé. | They prefer they fiddled. |
Other Conjugations for Bidouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidouiller
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Bidouiller – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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