Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Introduction to the verb basaner
The English translation of the French verb basaner is “to tan” or “to sunbathe”. The infinitive form, basaner, is pronounced as “bah-zah-neh”.
Basaner can be traced back to the Old French word “basan”, which meant “to tan” or “to tan leather”. It is derived from the Latin word “bassus”, which means “thick” or “fat”. In modern French, basaner is most commonly used to refer to the act of sunbathing or getting a tan.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, basaner is often used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that happened in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies basané plus lentement. (I wish you had sunbathed more slowly.)
- Il était possible que nous ayons basané toute la journée. (It was possible that we had sunbathed all day.)
- J’aurais préféré que vous n’ayez pas basané hier. (I would have preferred that you didn’t sunbathe yesterday.)
In these examples, the verb basaner is conjugated in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. The English translations also use the past tense to convey this meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of basaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse basané | Je regrette que je eusse basané. | I regret that I had tanned. |
tu | eusses basané | Je regrette que tu eusses basané. | I regret that you had tanned. |
il | eût basané | Je regrette qu’il eût basané. | I regret that he had tanned. |
elle | eût basané | Je regrette qu’elle eût basané. | I regret that she had tanned. |
on | eût basané | Je regrette qu’on eût basané. | I regret that one had tanned. |
nous | eussions basané | Je regrette que nous eussions basané. | I regret that we had tanned. |
vous | eussiez basané | Je regrette que vous eussiez basané. | I regret that you had tanned. |
ils | eussent basané | Je regrette qu’ils eussent basané. | I regret that they had tanned. |
elles | eussent basané | Je regrette qu’elles eussent basané. | I regret that they had tanned. |
Other Conjugations for Basaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
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Basaner – 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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