Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Introduction to the verb bistrer
The English translation of the French verb bistrer is “to blacken” or “to darken.” It is pronounced as “bee-stray” in its infinitive form.
The word bistrer comes from the Old French word “bistre,” meaning “soot” or “blackish-brown color.” It is most often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a desire, wish, or possibility in the past.
Example 1: Il faut que tu aies bistré les murs avant que la fête ne commence. (You had to blacken the walls before the party started.)
Example 2: J’aimerais que tu aies bistré les meubles en noir. (I would like you to have blackened the furniture.)
Example 3: Je ne pense pas qu’il ait bistré son visage intentionnellement. (I don’t think he intentionally blackened his face.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bistrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bistre | Je ne crois pas que j’aie bistre. | I don’t think I darkened. |
tu | aies bistre | Il faut que tu aies bistre. | You must have darkened. |
il | ait bistre | Il est possible qu’il ait bistre. | It’s possible he darkened. |
elle | ait bistre | Elle préfère qu’elle ait bistre. | She prefers she darkened. |
on | ait bistre | On veut qu’on ait bistre. | We want it to have been darkened. |
nous | ayons bistre | J’aurais aimé que nous ayons bistre. | I would have liked us to darken. |
vous | ayez bistre | Il est important que vous ayez bistre. | It’s important that you darken. |
ils | aient bistre | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bistre. | They doubt they darkened. |
elles | aient bistre | Elles craignent qu’elles aient bistre. | They fear they darkened. |
Other Conjugations for Bistrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
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Bistrer – 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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