Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Introduction to the verb bancher
The English translation of the French verb bancher is “to plug in” or “to connect.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bah-shay.”
The language origin of bancher can be traced back to the Old French word “banchier,” meaning “to bench” or “to set up on a bench.” It eventually evolved to mean “to connect” or “to hook up” in modern French.
In everyday French, bancher is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive mood of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of bancher in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies banché l’ordinateur avant de partir.
“I would have preferred that you had plugged in the computer before leaving.” -
Il était important que nous ayons banché tous les appareils électriques avant l’orage.
“It was important that we had connected all the electrical devices before the storm.” -
Je doute qu’ils aient banché le câble correctement.
“I doubt that they had connected the cable correctly.”
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie banché | Je doute que j’aie banché. | I doubt that I plugged in. |
tu | aies banché | Il faut que tu aies banché. | You must have plugged in. |
il | ait banché | Il est possible qu’il ait banché. | It’s possible he plugged in. |
elle | ait banché | Elle craint qu’elle ait banché. | She fears she plugged in. |
on | ait banché | On veut qu’on ait banché. | We want it to have been plugged in. |
nous | ayons banché | Espérons que nous ayons banché. | Let’s hope we plugged in. |
vous | ayez banché | Il est important que vous ayez banché. | It’s important that you plugged in. |
ils | aient banché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient banché. | They doubt they plugged in. |
elles | aient banché | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient banché. | They prefer they plugged in. |
Other Conjugations for Bancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
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Bancher – 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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