Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Introduction to the verb bombarder
The English translation of the French verb bombarder is “to bombard” or “to bomb.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bom-bar-day.”
The word “bombarder” comes from the Old French word “bombard,” meaning “a catapult or siege engine.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “bombus,” meaning “a booming sound.”
In everyday French, the verb bombarder is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a possibility or a hypothetical situation that has already happened. It is formed by using the present tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of bombarder.
Examples:
- Il faut que j’aie bombardé la ville hier soir. (I must have bombed the city last night.)
- Je suis sûr qu’ils aient bombardé l’usine par erreur. (I’m sure they must have accidentally bombed the factory.)
- Il est possible qu’elle soit bombardée par les critiques après sa performance. (It’s possible that she was bombarded with criticism after her performance.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bombarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bombardé | Il est incroyable que j’aie bombardé. | It’s amazing that I bombed. |
tu | aies bombardé | Je veux que tu aies bombardé. | I want you to have bombed. |
il | ait bombardé | Il n’est pas sûr qu’il ait bombardé. | It’s not certain he bombed. |
elle | ait bombardé | Elle regrette qu’elle ait bombardé. | She regrets she bombed. |
on | ait bombardé | On estime qu’on ait bombardé. | We estimate we bombed. |
nous | ayons bombardé | Nous espérons qu’il y ait bombardé. | We hope there was bombing. |
vous | ayez bombardé | Vous pensez qu’il y ait bombardé. | You think there was bombing. |
ils | aient bombardé | Ils soutiennent qu’ils aient bombardé. | They support that they bombed. |
elles | aient bombardé | Elles souhaitent qu’elles aient bombardé. | They wish they bombed. |
Other Conjugations for Bombarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
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Bombarder – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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