Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Introduction to the verb bander
The English translation of the French verb bander is “to have an erection.” It is pronounced as “bahn-deh” in its infinitive form.
The word bander comes from the Latin word “bendere” which means “to tie” or “to fasten.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in its literal meaning of having an erection, but it can also be used figuratively to mean “to be determined” or “to be resolute.”
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, bander is used to express a hypothetical action that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif imparfait tense followed by the past participle of bander.
Three simple examples of using bander in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Je souhaitais qu’il eût bandé avant de commencer. (I wished he had had an erection before starting.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions bandé pour réussir. (We had to have an erection to succeed.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu eusses bandé plus tôt. (I would have preferred you had an erection earlier.)
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I wished he had had an erection before starting.
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We had to have an erection to succeed.
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I would have preferred you had an erection earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bandé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bandé. | I wish I had banded. |
tu | eusses bandé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bandé. | I wish you had banded. |
il | eût bandé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bandé. | I wish he had banded. |
elle | eût bandé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bandé. | I wish she had banded. |
on | eût bandé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bandé. | I wish one had banded. |
nous | eussions bandé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bandé. | I wish we had banded. |
vous | eussiez bandé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bandé. | I wish you had banded. |
ils | eussent bandé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bandé. | I wish they had banded. |
elles | eussent bandé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bandé. | I wish they had banded. |
Other Conjugations for Bander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bander
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Bander – 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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