Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Introduction to the verb bistrer
The English translation of the French verb bistrer is “to blacken” or “to char.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “bee-stray.”
Bistrer originated from the Old French word “bistre,” which referred to a type of soot or black pigment used in painting and writing. Over time, it evolved to mean the act of blackening or charring something.
In everyday French, bistrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. This tense is formed by combining the subjunctive form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of bistrer.
Here are three examples of bistrer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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Il fallait que j’eusse bistré la viande pour qu’elle soit bien cuite.
( I had to have blackened the meat for it to be well-cooked.) -
Si tu avais bistré les légumes, ils n’auraient pas brûlé.
(If you had charred the vegetables, they wouldn’t have burnt.) -
Il était possible que nous ayons bistré le bois avant de le peindre.
(It was possible that we had blackened the wood before painting it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bistrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bisté | Il aurait fallu que je eusse bisté. | I wish I had bistered. |
tu | eusses bisté | Il aurait fallu que tu eusses bisté. | I wish you had bistered. |
il | eût bisté | Il aurait fallu qu’il eût bisté. | I wish he had bistered. |
elle | eût bisté | Il aurait fallu qu’elle eût bisté. | I wish she had bistered. |
on | eût bisté | Il aurait fallu qu’on eût bisté. | I wish one had bistered. |
nous | eussions bisté | Il aurait fallu que nous eussions bisté. | I wish we had bistered. |
vous | eussiez bisté | Il aurait fallu que vous eussiez bisté. | I wish you had bistered. |
ils | eussent bisté | Il aurait fallu qu’ils eussent bisté. | I wish they had bistered. |
elles | eussent bisté | Il aurait fallu qu’elles eussent bisté. | I wish they had bistered. |
Other Conjugations for Bistrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bistrer
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Bistrer – 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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