Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Introduction to the verb bastionner
The English translation of the French verb bastionner is “to fortify.” It is pronounced as /bas.tjɔ.ne/.
The word bastionner comes from the noun “bastion,” which comes from the Italian word “bastione,” meaning “rampart” or “fortified place.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense formed with the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of bastionner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Si j’avais suivi mes instincts, j’aurais bastionné ma maison avant l’ouragan. (If I had followed my instincts, I would have fortified my house before the hurricane.)
- Il aurait fallu que les soldats bastionnent la ville pour la protéger des attaques ennemies. (The soldiers would have had to fortify the city to protect it from enemy attacks.)
- Nous aurions aimé que nos voisins bastionnent leur jardin pour empêcher nos enfants d’y entrer. (We would have liked our neighbors to fortify their garden to prevent our children from getting in.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bastionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bastionné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bastionné. | I wish I had fortified. |
tu | eusses bastionné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bastionné. | I wish you had fortified. |
il | eût bastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bastionné. | I wish he had fortified. |
elle | eût bastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bastionné. | I wish she had fortified. |
on | eût bastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bastionné. | I wish one had fortified. |
nous | eussions bastionné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bastionné. | I wish we had fortified. |
vous | eussiez bastionné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bastionné. | I wish you had fortified. |
ils | eussent bastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bastionné. | I wish they had fortified. |
elles | eussent bastionné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bastionné. | I wish they had fortified. |
Other Conjugations for Bastionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bastionner
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Bastionner – 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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