Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Introduction to the verb bâcler
The English translation of the French verb bâcler is “to do something in a hasty/careless manner” or “to botch something up”. It is pronounced as “bah-klay”.
The origin of the word bâcler comes from the Old French word “baculer” which means “to bend down or fall”. It is derived from the Latin word “baculum” which means “stick” or “cane”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’avais bâclé mon travail avant que mon patron ne revienne. (I had botched up my work before my boss came back.)
Example 2: Elle était furieuse que j’aie bâclé les préparatifs pour la fête. (She was furious that I had hurriedly done the preparations for the party.)
Example 3: Nous avions bâclé notre présentation avant que la connexion Internet ne tombe en panne. (We had hastily done our presentation before the internet connection went down.)
In these examples, bâcler is used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense to show that the action of botching something up was completed before another action in the past. The subjonctif plus-que-parfait is used in situations where there is doubt or uncertainty about the action taking place. In these examples, there is doubt or regret about the action of bâcler and its consequences. The English translations reflect this uncertainty or regret.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bâcler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bâclé | Il était important que je eusse bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that I had rushed the work on time. |
tu | eusses bâclé | Il était important que tu eusses bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that you had rushed the work on time. |
il | eût bâclé | Il était important qu’il eût bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that he had rushed the work on time. |
elle | eût bâclé | Il était important qu’elle eût bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that she had rushed the work on time. |
on | eût bâclé | Il était important qu’on eût bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that one had rushed the work on time. |
nous | eussions bâclé | Il était important que nous eussions bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that we had rushed the work on time. |
vous | eussiez bâclé | Il était important que vous eussiez bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that you had rushed the work on time. |
ils | eussent bâclé | Il était important qu’ils eussent bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that they had rushed the work on time. |
elles | eussent bâclé | Il était important qu’elles eussent bâclé le travail à temps. | It was important that they had rushed the work on time. |
Other Conjugations for Bâcler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâcler
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Bâcler – 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
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