Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Introduction to the verb bêler
The English translation of the French verb bêler is “to bleat”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “beh-leh”, with the stress on the second syllable.
Bêler comes from the Old French word “beler”, which also meant “to bleat”. It can be traced back to the Latin word “balare”, which had the same meaning. Bêler is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three examples of bêler in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Il fallait que je bêle toute la nuit pour que mes propriétaires viennent me nourrir. (I had to bleat all night for my owners to come and feed me.)
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J’aurais voulu que vous bêliez pour me défendre contre le loup. (I wish you had bleated to defend me against the wolf.)
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Mes amis ont demandé que je bêle plus fort pour qu’on puisse me trouver dans la montagne. (My friends asked me to bleat louder so they could find me in the mountain.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bêler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bêlé | Je doute que j’aie bêlé. | I doubt that I bellowed. |
tu | aies bêlé | Il est possible que tu aies bêlé. | It’s possible you bellowed. |
il | ait bêlé | Il faut qu’il ait bêlé. | He must have bellowed. |
elle | ait bêlé | Elle craint qu’elle ait bêlé. | She fears she bellowed. |
on | ait bêlé | On souhaite qu’on ait bêlé. | We wish we had bellowed. |
nous | ayons bêlé | Espérons que nous ayons bêlé. | Let’s hope we bellowed. |
vous | ayez bêlé | Il est important que vous ayez bêlé. | It’s important that you bellowed. |
ils | aient bêlé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bêlé. | They doubt they bellowed. |
elles | aient bêlé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bêlé. | They prefer they bellowed. |
Other Conjugations for Bêler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
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Bêler – 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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