Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Introduction to the verb boiter
The English translation of the French verb boiter is “to limp” or “to hobble.” The infinitive form of boiter is pronounced as “bwah-tee.”
The word boiter comes from the Latin word “battuere,” meaning “to beat.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used to describe the action of someone walking with a limp or uneven gait ever since.
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to express an action that would have been completed in the past if certain conditions had been met. For example, “I would have walked to work if it hadn’t been raining” would be translated as “J’aurais marché au travail s’il n’avait pas plu” in French.
Here are three simple examples of boiter in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si j’avais mal à la jambe, j’aurais boité jusqu’à la pharmacie. (If my leg had hurt, I would have limped to the pharmacy.)
- Tu aurais boité moins si tu avais porté de bonnes chaussures de marche. (You would have hobbled less if you had worn good walking shoes.)
- Elle aurait boité pendant des semaines après sa blessure au genou. (She would have limped for weeks after her knee injury.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of boiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais boité | Si j’avais mal, je t’aurais boité. | I would have limped because of the pain. |
tu | aurais boité | Tu aurais boité plus vite. | You would have limped faster. |
il | aurait boité | Il aurait boité depuis l’accident. | He would have been limping since the accident. |
elle | aurait boité | Elle aurait boité à cause de sa blessure. | She would have limped because of her injury. |
on | aurait boité | On aurait boité toute la journée. | One would have been limping all day. |
nous | aurions boité | Nous aurions boité ensemble. | We would have been limping together. |
vous | auriez boité | Vous auriez boité après la course. | You would have limped after the race. |
ils | auraient boité | Ils auraient boité à cause de la fatigue. | They would have limped because of the tiredness. |
elles | auraient boité | Elles auraient boité à cause de la blessure. | They (female) would have limped because of the injury. |
Other Conjugations for Boiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
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Boiter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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