Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Introduction to the verb bâter
The English translation of the French verb bâter is “to beat” or “to batter.” It is pronounced [ba-teh] in its infinitive form.
The word bâter comes from the Latin verb battuere, meaning “to beat” or “to strike.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense.
Here are three simple examples of bâter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que je l’aie bâtie avant son arrivée. (I must have beaten it before his arrival.)
- Nous souhaitons que vous ayez bâti un bon feu pour la soirée. (We hope you have built a good fire for the evening.)
- Il est essentiel que vous ayez bien bâti les bases de votre entreprise. (It is essential that you have well established the foundations of your business.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bâter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bâti | J’ai peur que j’aie bâti. | I’m afraid I built. |
tu | aies bâti | Tu penses que tu aies bâti. | You think you built. |
il | ait bâti | Il est possible qu’il ait bâti. | It’s possible he built. |
elle | ait bâti | Elle ne croit pas qu’elle ait bâti. | She doesn’t think she built. |
on | ait bâti | On veut qu’on ait bâti. | We want it to have been built. |
nous | ayons bâti | Il est important que nous ayons bâti. | It’s important that we built. |
vous | ayez bâti | Vous espérez que vous ayez bâti. | You hope you built. |
ils | aient bâti | Ils sont certains qu’ils aient bâti. | They are certain they built. |
elles | aient bâti | Elles demandent qu’elles aient bâti. | They demand they built. |
Other Conjugations for Bâter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâter
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Bâter – 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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