Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Introduction to the verb balayer
The English translation of the French verb balayer is “to sweep.” It is pronounced as bah-leh-yeh when used as an infinitive.
The word balayer comes from the old French word “balaier” meaning “to sweep.” It is derived from the Latin word “balea” meaning “to sweep away.”
In everyday French, the verb balayer is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or imaginary action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Il fallait que j’eusse balayé avant que les invités arrivent. (I had to have swept before the guests arrived.)
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Si j’avais su que tu viendrais, j’aurais balayé la maison. (If I had known you were coming, I would have swept the house.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies balayé avant de partir. (I wish you had swept before leaving.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of balayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse balayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse balayé. | I wish I had swept. |
tu | eusses balayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses balayé. | I wish you had swept. |
il | eût balayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût balayé. | I wish he had swept. |
elle | eût balayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût balayé. | I wish she had swept. |
on | eût balayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût balayé. | I wish one had swept. |
nous | eussions balayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions balayé. | I wish we had swept. |
vous | eussiez balayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez balayé. | I wish you had swept. |
ils | eussent balayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent balayé. | I wish they had swept. |
elles | eussent balayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent balayé. | I wish they had swept. |
Other Conjugations for Balayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
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Balayer – 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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