Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Introduction to the verb bayer
The English translation of the French verb bayer is “to yawn.” It is pronounced as “bay-ay.”
The origin of bayer can be traced back to the Old French word “baier,” which means “to gape.” In everyday French, bayer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates a hypothetical action that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by using the subjunctive past tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of bayer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Il avait bâillé avant que je ne rentre chez moi. (He had yawned before I came back home.)
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J’avais bâillé avant qu’elle ne commence à parler. (I had yawned before she started talking.)
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Nous avions bâillé avant que la réunion ne soit terminée. (We had yawned before the meeting was over.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bayé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bayé. | I wish I had yawned. |
tu | eusses bayé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bayé. | I wish you had yawned. |
il | eût bayé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bayé. | I wish he had yawned. |
elle | eût bayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bayé. | I wish she had yawned. |
on | eût bayé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bayé. | I wish one had yawned. |
nous | eussions bayé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bayé. | I wish we had yawned. |
vous | eussiez bayé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bayé. | I wish you had yawned. |
ils | eussent bayé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bayé. | I wish they had yawned. |
elles | eussent bayé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bayé. | I wish they had yawned. |
Other Conjugations for Bayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
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Bayer – 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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