Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Introduction to the verb billebauder
The English translation of the French verb billebauder is “to wander aimlessly.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bee-le-bo-dair.”
The word billebauder comes from the Old French word “billebault,” meaning “to stumble” or “to roll.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three examples of how billebauder is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies billebaudé dans les rues de Paris avec moi. (I wish you had wandered aimlessly through the streets of Paris with me.)
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Il faudrait que nous ayons billebaudé dans ce parc hier après-midi. (We should have wandered aimlessly in this park yesterday afternoon.)
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J’aurais préféré que vous ayez billebaudé le long de la rivière au lieu de rester à la maison. (I would have preferred for you to have wandered aimlessly along the river instead of staying at home.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of billebauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie billebaudé | Je voudrais que j’aie billebaudé. | I wish I had wandered. |
tu | aies billebaudé | Il est possible que tu aies billebaudé. | It’s possible you wandered. |
il | ait billebaudé | Il est possible qu’il ait billebaudé. | It’s possible he wandered. |
elle | ait billebaudé | Elle craint qu’elle ait billebaudé. | She fears she wandered. |
on | ait billebaudé | On veut qu’on ait billebaudé. | We want it to have been wandered. |
nous | ayons billebaudé | Après que nous ayons billebaudé, nous avons mangé. | After we had wandered, we ate. |
vous | ayez billebaudé | Il est important que vous ayez billebaudé. | It’s important that you wandered. |
ils | aient billebaudé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient billebaudé. | They doubt they wandered. |
elles | aient billebaudé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient billebaudé. | They prefer they wandered. |
Other Conjugations for Billebauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
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Billebauder – 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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