Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Introduction to the verb ballotter
The English translation of the French verb ballotter is to toss or to shake. It is pronounced as “bah-loh-teh”.
The word ballotter comes from the Old French word “ballot”, meaning small ball, and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs.
In everyday French, ballotter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that did not happen in the past. This tense is used with the conjunction “si” (if) to express a hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how ballotter is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Si j’avais balloté la bouteille, elle ne se serait pas cassée. (If I had shaken the bottle, it wouldn’t have broken.)
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Elle aurait réussi l’examen si elle n’avait pas été ballotée par ses émotions. (She would have passed the exam if she hadn’t been tossed around by her emotions.)
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Si nous avions balloté le ballon plus fort, il serait allé plus loin. (If we had tossed the ball harder, it would have gone further.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ballotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse balloté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse balloté. | I wish I had tossed. |
tu | eusses balloté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses balloté. | I wish you had tossed. |
il | eût balloté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût balloté. | I wish he had tossed. |
elle | eût balloté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût balloté. | I wish she had tossed. |
on | eût balloté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût balloté. | I wish one had tossed. |
nous | eussions balloté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions balloté. | I wish we had tossed. |
vous | eussiez balloté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez balloté. | I wish you had tossed. |
ils | eussent balloté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent balloté. | I wish they had tossed. |
elles | eussent balloté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent balloté. | I wish they had tossed. |
Other Conjugations for Ballotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
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Ballotter – 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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