Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Introduction to the verb bégayer
The English translation of the French verb bégayer is “to stutter”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “beh-gah-yay”.
The word bégayer comes from the Old French word “begueier” meaning “to stammer”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone who has difficulty speaking fluently and has frequent interruptions or repetitions in their speech.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, bégayer is used to express a wish, a doubt, or a hypothetical situation that happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu ne bégayes pas pendant ta présentation. (I wish you hadn’t stuttered during your presentation.)
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Il est possible que tu aies bégayé car tu étais nerveux. (It’s possible that you stuttered because you were nervous.)
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Si j’avais su que tu bégayerais, je t’aurais accompagné à l’entretien. (If I had known you would stutter, I would have accompanied you to the interview.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bégayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bégayé | Je doute que j’aie bégayé. | I doubt that I stuttered. |
tu | aies bégayé | Il est important que tu aies bégayé. | It’s important that you stuttered. |
il | ait bégayé | Il faut qu’il ait bégayé. | He must have stuttered. |
elle | ait bégayé | Elle prétend qu’elle ait bégayé. | She claims she stuttered. |
on | ait bégayé | On espère qu’on ait bégayé. | We hope we stuttered. |
nous | ayons bégayé | Elle exige que nous ayons bégayé. | She demands we stuttered. |
vous | ayez bégayé | Il est possible que vous ayez bégayé. | It’s possible you stuttered. |
ils | aient bégayé | Ils sont surpris qu’ils aient bégayé. | They are surprised they stuttered. |
elles | aient bégayé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient bégayé. | They want they stuttered. |
Other Conjugations for Bégayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
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Bégayer – 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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