Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Introduction to the verb botter
The English translation of the French verb “botter” is “to kick.” The infinitive form of “botter” is pronounced as “boh-teh.”
The verb “botter” comes from the Old French word “bote” meaning “to strike.” It is commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary past tense mainly found in written texts. In spoken French, the Passé Composé tense is more commonly used to express the past.
Here are three examples of “botter” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Il botta le ballon avec puissance. (He kicked the ball with power.)
- Elle botta l’adversaire sans hésitation. (She kicked the opponent without hesitation.)
- Ils bottèrent une fois de plus pour marquer un but. (They kicked once again to score a goal.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is not widely used in spoken French, and the Passé Composé is usually used instead to express past actions.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of botter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | bottai | Je bottai le ballon. | I kicked the ball. |
Tu | bottas | Tu bottas le mur. | You kicked the wall. |
Il | botta | Il botta le ballon. | He kicked the ball. |
Elle | botta | Elle botta le ballon. | She kicked the ball. |
On | botta | On botta la porte. | One kicked the door. |
Nous | bottâmes | Nous bottâmes le ballon. | We kicked the ball. |
Vous | bottâtes | Vous bottâtes le ballon. | You kicked the ball. |
Ils | bottèrent | Ils bottèrent le ballon. | They kicked the ball. |
Elles | bottèrent | Elles bottèrent le ballon. | They (feminine) kicked the ball. |
Other Conjugations for Botter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
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Botter – 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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