Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Introduction to the verb bistrer
The English translation of the French verb bistrer is “to blacken” or “to char.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bees-tray.”
The origin of the word bistrer can be traced back to the Latin word “bistum,” meaning “soot” or “coal dust.” It has been used in French since the 12th century.
In everyday French, bistrer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three examples of bistrer used in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais fait cuire le pain plus longtemps, il se serait bistré. (If I had baked the bread for longer, it would have blackened.)
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Tu aurais dû surveiller la cuisson, le poulet s’est bistré. (You should have watched the cooking, the chicken got charred.)
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Nous aurions bistré le bois avant de le peindre. (We would have charred the wood before painting it.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bistrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bisté | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais bisté. | I would have bistroed you. |
tu | aurais bisté | Tu aurais bisté plus tôt. | You would have bistroed earlier. |
il | aurait bisté | Il aurait bisté du café. | He would have bistroed coffee. |
elle | aurait bisté | Elle aurait bisté au restaurant. | She would have bistroed at the restaurant. |
on | aurait bisté | On aurait bisté ensemble. | One would have bistroed together. |
nous | aurions bisté | Nous aurions bisté en famille. | We would have bistroed with family. |
vous | auriez bisté | Vous auriez bisté avec eux. | You would have bistroed with them. |
ils | auraient bisté | Ils auraient bisté en vacances. | They would have bistroed on vacation. |
elles | auraient bisté | Elles auraient bisté à Paris. | They (female) would have bistroed in Paris. |
Other Conjugations for Bistrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
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Bistrer – 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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