Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Introduction to the verb balader
The English translation of the French verb balader is “to take a stroll or walk”. The infinitive form, balader, is pronounced as “bah-lah-day”.
The word “balader” originated from the Old French word “baller” which means “to dance”. It was later influenced by the word “balle” which means “ball” or “round object” and evolved to have the meaning of “to take a stroll or walk”.
In everyday French, the verb balader is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action or state that happened before another action in the past. It is often used with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle form of the verb.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu te sois baladé dans le parc avant de partir. (I wish you had taken a walk in the park before leaving.)
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Il était content que nous nous soyons baladés en ville ensemble. (He was happy that we had taken a stroll in the city together.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous vous soyez baladés sur la plage plutôt que de rester à la maison. (We would have preferred if you had gone for a walk on the beach instead of staying at home.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past unrealized wish or preference. The auxiliary verb “avoir” is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait form and the past participle form of balader is added to form the verb phrase.
English translations of these sentences would be:
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I wish you had taken a walk in the park before leaving.
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He was happy that we had taken a stroll in the city together.
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We would have preferred if you had gone for a walk on the beach instead of staying at home.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of balader
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse baladé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse baladé. | I wish I had strolled. |
tu | eusses baladé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses baladé. | I wish you had strolled. |
il | eût baladé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût baladé. | I wish he had strolled. |
elle | eût baladé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût baladé. | I wish she had strolled. |
on | eût baladé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût baladé. | I wish one had strolled. |
nous | eussions baladé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions baladé. | I wish we had strolled. |
vous | eussiez baladé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez baladé. | I wish you had strolled. |
ils | eussent baladé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent baladé. | I wish they had strolled. |
elles | eussent baladé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent baladé. | I wish they had strolled. |
Other Conjugations for Balader.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balader
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Balader – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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