Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Introduction to the verb boiter
The English translation of the French verb boiter is to limp. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bwatay”.
The language origin of boiter can be traced back to the Latin word “ambulare” which means to walk. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been derived from the Old French word “boete” meaning limp or lame.
In everyday French, boiter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical action that has already taken place.
Examples:
- Il faut que je sache pourquoi tu as boité hier soir. (It’s necessary that I know why you were limping last night.)
- Je regrette que tu aies boité pendant la course. (I regret that you limped during the race.)
- Il était possible que nous ayons boité après cette longue randonnée. (It was possible that we were limping after that long hike.)
English translations:
- It’s necessary that I know why you were limping last night.
- I regret that you limped during the race.
- It was possible that we were limping after that long hike.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of boiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie boité | Je doute que j’aie boité. | I doubt that I limped. |
tu | aies boité | Il faut que tu aies boité. | You must have limped. |
il | ait boité | Il est possible qu’il ait boité. | It’s possible he limped. |
elle | ait boité | Elle craint qu’elle ait boité. | She fears she limped. |
on | ait boité | On veut qu’on ait boité. | We want it to have been limped. |
nous | ayons boité | Espérons que nous ayons boité. | Let’s hope we limped. |
vous | ayez boité | Il est important que vous ayez boité. | It’s important that you limped. |
ils | aient boité | Ils doutent qu’ils aient boité. | They doubt they limped. |
elles | aient boité | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient boité. | They prefer they limped. |
Other Conjugations for Boiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boiter
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Boiter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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