Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Introduction to the verb bégayer
The English translation of the French verb bégayer is “to stutter.” It is pronounced as “bay-gah-yeh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of bégayer can be traced back to the Old French word “begueier,” which means “to stammer.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that had already happened in the past and was possibly hypothetical or uncertain.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais espéré qu’il n’ait pas bégayé pendant son discours. (I had hoped that he hadn’t stuttered during his speech.)
- Elle m’a dit qu’elle aurait aimé qu’il ne bégayât pas. (She told me that she would have liked him to not stutter.)
- Nous avions pensé que vous ne bégayiez plus après avoir suivi des cours de diction. (We had thought that you wouldn’t stutter anymore after taking diction classes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bégayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bégayé | Il était important que je eusse bégayé. | It was important that I stuttered. |
tu | eusses bégayé | Il était important que tu eusses bégayé. | It was important that you stuttered. |
il | eût bégayé | Il était important qu’il eût bégayé. | It was important that he stuttered. |
elle | eût bégayé | Il était important qu’elle eût bégayé. | It was important that she stuttered. |
on | eût bégayé | Il était important qu’on eût bégayé. | It was important that one stuttered. |
nous | eussions bégayé | Il était important que nous eussions bégayé. | It was important that we stuttered. |
vous | eussiez bégayé | Il était important que vous eussiez bégayé. | It was important that you stuttered. |
ils | eussent bégayé | Il était important qu’ils eussent bégayé. | It was important that they stuttered. |
elles | eussent bégayé | Il était important qu’elles eussent bégayé. | It was important that they stuttered. |
Other Conjugations for Bégayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
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Bégayer – 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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