Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Introduction to the verb bêtifier
The English translation of the French verb bêtifier is “to make foolish” or “to act foolishly.” It is pronounced “beh-tee-fee-yay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word bêtifier can be traced back to the Old French word “bête,” meaning “foolish” or “silly,” combined with the suffix “-ifier,” which means “to make.”
In everyday French conversation, bêtifier is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense followed by the past participle of bêtifier, which is “bêtifié.”
3 examples of bêtifier in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais bêtifié, je me serais excusé. (If I had acted foolishly, I would have apologized.)
- Il aurait bêtifié s’il avait bu trop d’alcool. (He would have acted foolishly if he had drunk too much alcohol.)
- Nous serions restés à la maison si tu n’avais pas bêtifié en public. (We would have stayed home if you hadn’t acted foolishly in public.)
English translations:
- If I had acted foolishly, I would have apologized.
- He would have acted foolishly if he had drunk too much alcohol.
- We would have stayed home if you hadn’t acted foolishly in public.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bêtifier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bêtifié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais bêtifié. | I would have acted foolish with you. |
tu | aurais bêtifié | Tu aurais bêtifié plus tôt. | You would have acted foolish earlier. |
il | aurait bêtifié | Il aurait bêtifié pour sa petite-amie. | He would have acted foolish for his girlfriend. |
elle | aurait bêtifié | Elle aurait bêtifié avec ses amis. | She would have acted foolish with her friends. |
on | aurait bêtifié | On aurait bêtifié en public. | One would have acted foolish in public. |
nous | aurions bêtifié | Nous aurions bêtifié en vacances. | We would have acted foolish on vacation. |
vous | auriez bêtifié | Vous auriez bêtifié en classe. | You would have acted foolish in class. |
ils | auraient bêtifié | Ils auraient bêtifié pour impressionner. | They would have acted foolish to impress. |
elles | auraient bêtifié | Elles auraient bêtifié devant leur miroir. | They (female) would have acted foolish in front of their mirror. |
Other Conjugations for Bêtifier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtifier
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Bêtifier – 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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