Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Introduction to the verb botteler
The English translation of the French verb botteler is “to bundle” or “to tie up in bundles.” It is pronounced as “boht-uh-ley.”
Botteler comes from the Old French word “botele” which means “bundle.” It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense to indicate a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il faut que j’aie bottelé les herbes avant la pluie. (I needed to have bundled the herbs before the rain.)
- Nous voulions qu’ils eussent bottelé le foin avant la nuit. (We wanted them to have tied up the hay before nightfall.)
- Je doute qu’elle ait bottelé les papiers comme je lui ai demandé. (I doubt she bundled up the papers like I asked her to.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Passé is used to express doubt, need, or desire regarding a past action. In English, this tense is often translated using “should have” or “would have.”
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of botteler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bottelé | Je veux que j’aie bottelé. | I want to have tied. |
tu | aies bottelé | Tu penses que tu aies bottelé. | You think you tied. |
il | ait bottelé | Il se peut qu’il ait bottelé. | It’s possible he tied. |
elle | ait bottelé | Elle croit qu’elle ait bottelé. | She believes she tied. |
on | ait bottelé | On pense qu’on ait bottelé. | We think we tied. |
nous | ayons bottelé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons bottelé. | We’re happy we tied. |
vous | ayez bottelé | Vous voulez que vous ayez bottelé. | You want to have tied. |
ils | aient bottelé | Ils espèrent qu’ils aient bottelé. | They hope they tied. |
elles | aient bottelé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient bottelé. | They doubt they tied. |
Other Conjugations for Botteler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botteler
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Botteler – 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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