Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Introduction to the verb border
The English translation of the French verb border is “to border” or “to border on.” It is pronounced as “bohr-déh.”
The word “border” comes from the Old French word “bordure,” which means “edge” or “border.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “borda,” meaning “edge.”
In everyday French, the verb border is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is often used after expressions such as “il est possible que” (it is possible that) or “il aurait fallu que” (it would have been necessary that).
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
- Il est possible que je n’aie pas vu la frontière en traversant. (It is possible that I did not see the border while crossing.)
- Il aurait fallu que tu borderas la robe avant de la coudre. (You should have hemmed the dress before sewing it.)
- Il est dommage que les deux pays aient toujours été en conflit, malgré leur proximité géographique. (It is a shame that the two countries have always been in conflict, despite their geographical proximity.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of border
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bordé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bordé. | I wish I had bordered. |
tu | eusses bordé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bordé. | I wish you had bordered. |
il | eût bordé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bordé. | I wish he had bordered. |
elle | eût bordé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bordé. | I wish she had bordered. |
on | eût bordé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bordé. | I wish one had bordered. |
nous | eussions bordé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bordé. | I wish we had bordered. |
vous | eussiez bordé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bordé. | I wish you had bordered. |
ils | eussent bordé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bordé. | I wish they had bordered. |
elles | eussent bordé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bordé. | I wish they had bordered. |
Other Conjugations for Border.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb border
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
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Border – 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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