Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Introduction to the verb butiner
The English translation of the French verb butiner is “to gather nectar” or “to forage”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “byoo-tee-nay”.
The word “butiner” comes from the Old French word “bute” which means “beehive”. It is derived from the Latin word “apiter” which means “bee”. In everyday French, butiner is often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three examples of butiner used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais été une abeille, j’aurais butiné toutes les fleurs de ce jardin. (If I had been a bee, I would have gathered nectar from all the flowers in this garden.)
- Nous aurions butiné toute la journée si le temps avait été plus clément. (We would have foraged all day if the weather had been nicer.)
- Elle aurait butiné les fleurs de ce champ avant de rentrer à la ruche. (She would have gathered nectar from the flowers in this field before returning to the hive.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of butiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais butiné | Si j’avais le temps, je t’aurais butiné. | I would have gathered nectar if I had the time. |
tu | aurais butiné | Tu aurais butiné plus tôt. | You would have gathered nectar earlier. |
il | aurait butiné | Il aurait butiné les fleurs. | He would have gathered nectar from the flowers. |
elle | aurait butiné | Elle aurait butiné du miel. | She would have collected honey. |
on | aurait butiné | On aurait butiné dans le jardin. | One would have gathered nectar in the garden. |
nous | aurions butiné | Nous aurions butiné ensemble. | We would have gathered nectar together. |
vous | auriez butiné | Vous auriez butiné avec moi. | You would have gathered nectar with me. |
ils | auraient butiné | Ils auraient butiné dans les champs. | They would have gathered nectar in the fields. |
elles | auraient butiné | Elles auraient butiné les fleurs. | They (female) would have gathered nectar from the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Butiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butiner
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Butiner – 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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