Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Introduction to the verb badiner
The English translation of the French verb badiner is “to joke” or “to tease.” It is pronounced as “bah-dee-neh.”
Badiner comes from the Old French word “baudin,” which means “jester” or “buffoon.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three simple examples of badiner in Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu badines avec moi hier soir. (I wish you had joked with me last night.)
- Il faudrait que tu aies badiné avec lui pour qu’il se sente à l’aise. (You should have teased him to make him feel comfortable.)
- Elle aurait préféré que je ne badine pas à propos de sa robe. (She would have preferred if I didn’t joke about her dress.)
In all three sentences, badiner is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that may have happened in the past. In English, this tense is often translated as “would have” or “should have” + past participle.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of badiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie badiné | J’espère que j’aie badiné. | I hope that I joked. |
tu | aies badiné | Il est possible que tu aies badiné. | It’s possible you joked. |
il | ait badiné | Il n’est pas sûr qu’il ait badiné. | It’s not certain he joked. |
elle | ait badiné | Elle souhaite qu’elle ait badiné. | She wishes she joked. |
on | ait badiné | On préfère qu’on ait badiné. | We prefer it to have been joked. |
nous | ayons badiné | Nous voulons que nous ayons badiné. | We want us to have joked. |
vous | ayez badiné | Il est important que vous ayez badiné. | It’s important that you joked. |
ils | aient badiné | Ils ne croient pas qu’ils aient badiné. | They don’t believe they joked. |
elles | aient badiné | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient badiné. | They hope they joked. |
Other Conjugations for Badiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badiner
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Badiner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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