Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Introduction to the verb benner
The English translation of the French verb “benner” is “to bend” or “to flex.” It is pronounced as “ben-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word “benner” comes from the Old French word “benner” which means “to bend” or “to twist.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’espère que tu aies bien benné tes genoux en faisant du sport. (I hope you properly bent your knees while playing sports.)
- Il est possible qu’il ait benner sa jambe en tombant. (It’s possible that he may have bent his leg while falling.)
- Nous aurions mieux fait de ne pas benner la règle. (We would have been better off not bending the rule.)
English translations:
- I hope you properly bent your knees while playing sports.
- It’s possible that he may have bent his leg while falling.
- We would have been better off not bending the rule.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of benner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie benné | Je doute que j’aie benné. | I doubt that I threw out. |
tu | aies benné | Il faut que tu aies benné. | You must have thrown out. |
il | ait benné | Il est possible qu’il ait benné. | It’s possible he threw out. |
elle | ait benné | Elle craint qu’elle ait benné. | She fears she threw out. |
on | ait benné | On veut qu’on ait benné. | We want it to have been thrown out. |
nous | ayons benné | Espérons que nous ayons benné. | Let’s hope we threw out. |
vous | ayez benné | Il est important que vous ayez benné. | It’s important that you threw out. |
ils | aient benné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient benné. | They doubt they threw out. |
elles | aient benné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient benné. | They prefer they threw out. |
Other Conjugations for Benner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
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Benner – 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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