Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Introduction to the verb besogner
The English translation of besogner is “to toil” or “to work hard.” It is pronounced as “bay-sohn-yay.”
The language origin of besogner comes from the Old French word “sogner,” meaning “to work, to toil.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary tense used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that has already taken place.
Three simple examples of besogner in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their English translations, are:
- Il aurait fallu que j’aie besogné plus dur pour réussir mon examen. (I should have worked harder to pass my exam.)
- Je regrette que tu aies besogné toute la journée sans prendre de pause. (I regret that you worked all day without taking a break.)
- Nous sommes surpris qu’ils aient besogné jusqu’à minuit pour finir ce projet. (We are surprised that they worked until midnight to finish this project.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of besogner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie besogné | Je doute que j’aie besogné. | I doubt that I worked hard. |
tu | aies besogné | Il faut que tu aies besogné. | You must have worked hard. |
il | ait besogné | Il est possible qu’il ait besogné. | It’s possible he worked hard. |
elle | ait besogné | Elle craint qu’elle ait besogné. | She fears she worked hard. |
on | ait besogné | On veut qu’on ait besogné. | We want it to have been worked hard. |
nous | ayons besogné | Espérons que nous ayons besogné. | Let’s hope we worked hard. |
vous | ayez besogné | Il est important que vous ayez besogné. | It’s important that you worked hard. |
ils | aient besogné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient besogné. | They doubt they worked hard. |
elles | aient besogné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient besogné. | They prefer they worked hard. |
Other Conjugations for Besogner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb besogner
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Besogner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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