Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Introduction to the verb bêtiser
The English translation of the French verb bêtiser is “to do something silly/mischievous”. It is pronounced as “bay-tee-zay” in its infinitive form.
Bêtiser comes from the French word bêtise, which means “silly/mischievous act”. The word traces its origins to the Latin word “bestia”, meaning “beast”. In everyday French, bêtiser is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense that indicates an action that has been completed in the past before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their respective translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il eût bêtisé pendant mon absence. (I was afraid he had done something silly while I was away.)
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Il était étonné que nous eussions bêtisé avec ses affaires. (He was surprised that we had played a prank with his belongings.)
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Elle était contente que tu eusses bêtisé avec elle hier soir. (She was happy that you had goofed around with her last night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bêtiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bêtisé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bêtisé. | I wish I had been silly. |
tu | eusses bêtisé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bêtisé. | I wish you had been silly. |
il | eût bêtisé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bêtisé. | I wish he had been silly. |
elle | eût bêtisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bêtisé. | I wish she had been silly. |
on | eût bêtisé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bêtisé. | I wish one had been silly. |
nous | eussions bêtisé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bêtisé. | I wish we had been silly. |
vous | eussiez bêtisé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bêtisé. | I wish you had been silly. |
ils | eussent bêtisé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bêtisé. | I wish they had been silly. |
elles | eussent bêtisé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bêtisé. | I wish they had been silly. |
Other Conjugations for Bêtiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
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Bêtiser – 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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