Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Introduction to the verb botteler
The English translation of the French verb “botteler” is “to tie into bundles” or “to bind into sheaves.” The infinitive form “botteler” is pronounced as [boht-lay].
The verb “botteler” comes from the Old French word “botel” meaning “bundle” or “sheaf.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense in literary or formal contexts.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of “botteler” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Les ouvriers bottelèrent les tiges de blé avant de les mettre dans les charrettes.
(The workers tied the wheat stalks into bundles before putting them on the carts.) -
Elle bottela les fleurs du jardin pour en faire des bouquets.
(She bound the flowers from the garden to make bouquets.) -
Les agriculteurs bottelèrent les pailles après la récolte.
(The farmers bound the straw after the harvest.)
Note: The Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French, and the examples provided are more common in written or formal contexts.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of botteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | bottelai | J’ai bottelé le foin. | I bundled the hay. |
Tu | bottelas | Tu as bottelé les fleurs. | You bundled the flowers. |
Il | bottela | Il a bottelé les ballots. | He bundled the bales. |
Elle | bottela | Elle a bottelé les tiges. | She bundled the stems. |
On | bottela | On a bottelé les légumes. | One bundled the vegetables. |
Nous | bottelâmes | Nous avons bottelé les branches. | We bundled the branches. |
Vous | bottelâtes | Vous avez bottelé les herbes. | You bundled the herbs. |
Ils | bottelèrent | Ils ont bottelé les cordes. | They bundled the ropes. |
Elles | bottelèrent | Elles ont bottelé les feuilles. | They (feminine) bundled the leaves. |
Other Conjugations for Botteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
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Botteler – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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