Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Introduction to the verb busquer
The English translation of the French verb busquer is “to search” or “to look for.” It is pronounced as “boo-skay” in the infinitive form.
The language origin of busquer can be traced back to the Latin word “bucca,” meaning “cheek,” which evolved into the Old French word “busche” and eventually became “busquer” in modern French.
In everyday French, busquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred in the past. It is formed by using the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of busquer in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- Il faut que j’aie busqué partout pour trouver mes clés. (I had to search everywhere to find my keys.)
- Elle aurait aimé que nous ayons busqué des informations avant de prendre une décision. (She would have liked us to have searched for information before making a decision.)
- Nous aurions cru qu’ils aient busqué une excuse pour leur retard. (We would have thought they had searched for an excuse for their lateness.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of busquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie busqué | Je doute que j’aie busqué. | I doubt that I busked. |
tu | aies busqué | Il faut que tu aies busqué. | You must have busked. |
il | ait busqué | Il est possible qu’il ait busqué. | It’s possible he busked. |
elle | ait busqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait busqué. | She fears she busked. |
on | ait busqué | On veut qu’on ait busqué. | We want it to have been busked. |
nous | ayons busqué | Espérons que nous ayons busqué. | Let’s hope we busked. |
vous | ayez busqué | Il est important que vous ayez busqué. | It’s important that you busked. |
ils | aient busqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient busqué. | They doubt they busked. |
elles | aient busqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient busqué. | They prefer they busked. |
Other Conjugations for Busquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb busquer
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Busquer – 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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