Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Introduction to the verb billebauder
The English translation of the French verb billebauder is “to wander aimlessly.” It is pronounced as “bee-leh-boh-dehr” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word billebauder is unclear, but it is believed to come from the old French words “bille,” meaning stick or rod, and “bauder,” meaning to walk or trample. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of billebauder used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies billebaudé dans la ville avec moi hier soir. (I would have liked for you to have wandered aimlessly in the city with me last night.)
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Il était possible que nous ayons billebaudé dans les rues pendant des heures sans but précis. (It was possible that we had wandered aimlessly in the streets for hours without a specific goal.)
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Je regrettais que vous eussiez billebaudé dans le parc au lieu de travailler. (I regretted that you had wandered aimlessly in the park instead of working.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of billebauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse billebaudé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse billebaudé. | I wish I had idled. |
tu | eusses billebaudé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses billebaudé. | I wish you had idled. |
il | eût billebaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût billebaudé. | I wish he had idled. |
elle | eût billebaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût billebaudé. | I wish she had idled. |
on | eût billebaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût billebaudé. | I wish one had idled. |
nous | eussions billebaudé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions billebaudé. | I wish we had idled. |
vous | eussiez billebaudé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez billebaudé. | I wish you had idled. |
ils | eussent billebaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent billebaudé. | I wish they had idled. |
elles | eussent billebaudé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent billebaudé. | I wish they had idled. |
Other Conjugations for Billebauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb billebauder
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Billebauder – 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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