Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Introduction to the verb botter
The English translation of the French verb botter is “to kick.” It is pronounced as “boh-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word “botter” comes from the Old French word “boter,” which means “to push” or “to strike with the foot.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Example 1:
Il avait botté le ballon si fort qu’il avait cassé la fenêtre.
(He had kicked the ball so hard that he had broken the window.)
Example 2:
Si j’avais vu la balle, je l’aurais bottée.
(If I had seen the ball, I would have kicked it.)
Example 3:
Elle aurait botté son frère si elle avait su qu’il était là.
(She would have kicked her brother if she had known he was there.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of botter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse botté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse botté. | I wish I had kicked. |
tu | eusses botté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses botté. | I wish you had kicked. |
il | eût botté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût botté. | I wish he had kicked. |
elle | eût botté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût botté. | I wish she had kicked. |
on | eût botté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût botté. | I wish one had kicked. |
nous | eussions botté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions botté. | I wish we had kicked. |
vous | eussiez botté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez botté. | I wish you had kicked. |
ils | eussent botté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent botté. | I wish they had kicked. |
elles | eussent botté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent botté. | I wish they had kicked. |
Other Conjugations for Botter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
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Botter – 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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