Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Introduction to the verb boutonner
The English translation of the French verb boutonner is “to button up”. The infinitive form of boutonner is pronounced as “boo-toh-neh”.
Boutonner comes from the Old French word “botoner”, which means “to fasten with buttons”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the past subjunctive tense used to express doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations.
Examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Il est possible que j’aie mal boutonné ma chemise ce matin. (It’s possible that I didn’t button up my shirt properly this morning.)
- J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez boutonné votre veste avant de partir. (I would have liked it if you had buttoned up your jacket before leaving.)
- Il fallait que je boutonnasse ma robe avant de sortir. (I had to button up my dress before going out.)
English translations:
- It’s possible that I didn’t button up my shirt properly this morning.
- I would have liked it if you had buttoned up your jacket before leaving.
- I had to button up my dress before going out.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of boutonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie boutonné | Je ne pense pas que j’aie boutonné ma chemise. | I don’t think I buttoned my shirt. |
tu | aies boutonné | Il faut que tu aies boutonné ta veste. | You must have buttoned your jacket. |
il | ait boutonné | Il est possible qu’il ait boutonné son manteau. | It’s possible he buttoned his coat. |
elle | ait boutonné | Elle espère qu’elle ait boutonné sa robe. | She hopes she buttoned her dress. |
on | ait boutonné | On veut qu’on ait boutonné nos manteaux. | We want our coats to have been buttoned. |
nous | ayons boutonné | Nous devons nous assurer que nous ayons boutonné nos chemises. | We must make sure we buttoned our shirts. |
vous | ayez boutonné | Il faut que vous ayez boutonné vos chemises. | You must have buttoned your shirts. |
ils | aient boutonné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient boutonné leurs manteaux. | They doubt they buttoned their coats. |
elles | aient boutonné | Elles sont contentes qu’elles aient boutonné leurs vestes. | They are glad they buttoned their jackets. |
Other Conjugations for Boutonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
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Boutonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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