Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Introduction to the verb bocarder
The English translation of the French verb bocarder is ‘to grind’. It is pronounced as “boh-kar-day”.
The word bocarder comes from the Old French word ‘bocard’, meaning ‘mill’. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb ‘avoir’ (to have) or ‘être’ (to be) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of bocarder in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
1) Il fallait que je bocardasse le café avant de le mettre dans la machine.
Translation: I had to grind the coffee before putting it in the machine.
2) Je souhaitais que tu bocardasses les épices pour la sauce.
Translation: I wished that you ground the spices for the sauce.
3) Il était important que nous bocardassions les grains finement.
Translation: It was important that we ground the grains finely.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of bocarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bocardasse | Si je bocardasse plus, je m’améliorerais. | If I bocardasse more, I would improve. |
tu | bocardasses | Si tu étais plus organisé, tu bocardasses mieux. | If you were more organized, you would bocard better. |
il | bocardât | Il serait plus rapide si il bocardât régulièrement. | He would be faster if he bocarded regularly. |
elle | bocardât | Elle serait plus efficace si elle bocardât correctement. | She would be more efficient if she bocarded properly. |
on | bocardât | Si on bocardât en équipe, on irait plus vite. | If one bocarded as a team, we would go faster. |
nous | bocardassions | Si nous bocardassions ensemble, nous progresserions plus. | If we bocarded together, we would make more progress. |
vous | bocardassiez | Si vous bocardassiez mieux, vous seriez plus performants. | If you bocarded better, you would be more efficient. |
ils | bocardassent | S’ils bocardassent avec plus de force, ils réussiraient mieux. | If they bocarded with more force, they would have more success. |
elles | bocardassent | Si elles bocardassent moins bruyamment, on pourrait se concentrer. | If they bocarded less noisily, we could concentrate. |
Other Conjugations for Bocarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bocarder
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Bocarder – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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