Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Introduction to the verb bibeloter
The English translation of the French verb bibeloter is “to trifle with” or “to collect trinkets”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bee-buh-loh-tey”.
The word bibeloter comes from the French word “bibelot”, which means a small and decorative object. It is often used in every day French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Plus-que-parfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of bibeloter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Il était évident qu’elle n’avait pas travaillé, elle avait bibeloté toute la journée. (It was evident that she hadn’t worked, she had trifled with trinkets all day.)
- J’aurais aimé qu’il n’ait pas bibeloté avec mes affaires avant mon arrivée. (I wish he hadn’t trifled with my things before I arrived.)
- En ayant bibeloté avec les clés, il les avait perdues et je n’ai pas pu ouvrir la porte. (By trifling with the keys, he had lost them and I couldn’t open the door.)
English translations:
- It was evident that she hadn’t worked, she had trifled with trinkets all day.
- I wish he hadn’t trifled with my things before I arrived.
- By trifling with the keys, he had lost them and I couldn’t open the door.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bibeloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bibeloté | J’aimerais que je eusse bibeloté. | I wish I had decorated. |
tu | eusses bibeloté | J’aimerais que tu eusses bibeloté. | I wish you had decorated. |
il | eût bibeloté | J’aimerais qu’il eût bibeloté. | I wish he had decorated. |
elle | eût bibeloté | J’aimerais qu’elle eût bibeloté. | I wish she had decorated. |
on | eût bibeloté | J’aimerais qu’on eût bibeloté. | I wish one had decorated. |
nous | eussions bibeloté | J’aimerais que nous eussions bibeloté. | I wish we had decorated. |
vous | eussiez bibeloté | J’aimerais que vous eussiez bibeloté. | I wish you had decorated. |
ils | eussent bibeloté | J’aimerais qu’ils eussent bibeloté. | I wish they had decorated. |
elles | eussent bibeloté | J’aimerais qu’elles eussent bibeloté. | I wish they had decorated. |
Other Conjugations for Bibeloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
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Bibeloter – 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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