Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Introduction to the verb berner
The English translation of the French verb berner is to deceive, to trick, or to fool. It is pronounced as “ber-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word berner comes from the Old French word “berne,” meaning “trick” or “deception.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions or situations that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il est clair que tu aies été berné par cette fausse promesse. (It is clear that you were deceived by this false promise.)
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J’espère que nous ayons été assez prudents pour ne pas être bernés par ce vendeur malhonnête. (I hope we were careful enough not to be fooled by this dishonest salesman.)
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Il semble que les personnes âgées aient été souvent bernées par ce stratagème frauduleux. (It seems that elderly people were often tricked by this fraudulent scheme.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of berner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie berné | Je doute que j’aie berné. | I doubt that I tricked. |
tu | aies berné | Il faut que tu aies berné. | You must have tricked. |
il | ait berné | Il est possible qu’il ait berné. | It’s possible he tricked. |
elle | ait berné | Elle craint qu’elle ait berné. | She fears she tricked. |
on | ait berné | On veut qu’on ait berné. | We want it to have been tricked. |
nous | ayons berné | Espérons que nous ayons berné. | Let’s hope we tricked. |
vous | ayez berné | Il est important que vous ayez berné. | It’s important that you tricked. |
ils | aient berné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient berné. | They doubt they tricked. |
elles | aient berné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient berné. | They prefer they tricked. |
Other Conjugations for Berner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
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Berner – 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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