Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Introduction to the verb bauger
The English translation of the French verb bauger is “to build” or “to construct.” It is pronounced as “boh-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word “bauger” comes from the Old French word “bauge,” meaning “manger” or “food.” Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to the act of building or constructing. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or events that could have happened in the past, but did not actually occur.
Here are three simple examples of bauger in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies baugé notre maison avant l’hiver. (I wish you had built our house before winter.)
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Il est temps que nous ayons baugé un abri pour les animaux. (It’s time for us to have built a shelter for the animals.)
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Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas baugé cette église selon les plans originaux. (I regret that you did not build this church according to the original plans.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bauger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie baugé | Je suis heureux que j’aie baugé. | I’m happy I dug. |
tu | aies baugé | Il faut que tu aies baugé. | You must have dug. |
il | ait baugé | Il est possible qu’il ait baugé. | It’s possible he dug. |
elle | ait baugé | Elle craint qu’elle ait baugé. | She fears she dug. |
on | ait baugé | On veut qu’on ait baugé. | We want it to have been dug. |
nous | ayons baugé | Espérons que nous ayons baugé. | Let’s hope we dug. |
vous | ayez baugé | Il est important que vous ayez baugé. | It’s important that you dug. |
ils | aient baugé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient baugé. | They doubt they dug. |
elles | aient baugé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient baugé. | They prefer they dug. |
Other Conjugations for Bauger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bauger
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Bauger – 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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