Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Introduction to the verb border
The English translation of the French verb “border” is “to border” or “to edge.” The infinitive form of “border” is pronounced as “baw-dé.”
The word “border” originated from the Old French word “bordure,” which means “border” or “edge.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, which is a literary tense used mainly in written French to express completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of the usage of “border” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- Le chemin de fer borda la rivière. (The railroad bordered the river.)
- La clôture borda la propriété. (The fence edged the property.)
- La dentelle borda la robe. (The lace bordered the dress.)
In these examples, “border” is used to describe actions of something running alongside or edging something else.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of border
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | bordai | J’ai bordé la couverture. | I border the blanket. |
Tu | bordas | Tu bordas la nappe. | You border the tablecloth. |
Il | borda | Il borda le jardin. | He borders the garden. |
Elle | borda | Elle borda le chemin. | She borders the path. |
On | borda | On borda la rivière. | One borders the river. |
Nous | bordâmes | Nous bordâmes le tapis. | We border the carpet. |
Vous | bordâtes | Vous bordâtes la photo. | You border the picture. |
Ils | bordèrent | Ils bordèrent le tableau. | They border the painting. |
Elles | bordèrent | Elles bordèrent la carte. | They (feminine) border the map. |
Other Conjugations for Border.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb border
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
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Border – 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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