Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Introduction to the verb bistourner
The English translation of bistourner is “to turn away” or “to divert.” It is pronounced as “bee-stoor-nay.”
The word bistourner comes from the French words “bi” meaning “two” and “tourner” meaning “to turn.” It is most often used in everyday 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.
Here are three examples of bistourner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’avais peur qu’il ne m’ait bistourné la tête avec ses paroles. (I was afraid that he had turned my head with his words.)
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Nous étions surpris qu’elle ait bistourné la conversation vers des sujets plus sérieux. (We were surprised that she had diverted the conversation towards more serious topics.)
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Ils craignaient que la crise économique n’ait bistourné leur projet de voyage. (They feared that the economic crisis had turned their travel plans around.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bistourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bistourné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bistourné. | I wish I had bent. |
tu | eusses bistourné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bistourné. | I wish you had bent. |
il | eût bistourné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bistourné. | I wish he had bent. |
elle | eût bistourné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bistourné. | I wish she had bent. |
on | eût bistourné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bistourné. | I wish one had bent. |
nous | eussions bistourné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bistourné. | I wish we had bent. |
vous | eussiez bistourné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bistourné. | I wish you had bent. |
ils | eussent bistourné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bistourné. | I wish they had bent. |
elles | eussent bistourné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bistourné. | I wish they had bent. |
Other Conjugations for Bistourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistourner
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Bistourner – 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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