Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Introduction to the verb bourriquer
The English translation of the French verb bourriquer is “to blunder/to make a mistake”. It is pronounced as “boo-ree-kay”.
The word derives from the noun “bourrique” which means “donkey” in French. In its verb form, bourriquer refers to the actions of a donkey, which is often perceived as clumsy and prone to making mistakes.
In everyday French, bourriquer is most often used in the passé composé (present perfect) tense to describe past actions or events that were done in a clumsy or mistaken way.
Examples:
- J’ai bourriqué en écrivant mon discours. (I blundered while writing my speech.)
- Tu as bourriqué en faisant tomber le vase. (You made a mistake by dropping the vase.)
- Ils ont bourriqué en calculant leurs dépenses. (They messed up while calculating their expenses.)
English translations:
- I made a mistake while writing my speech.
- You blundered by dropping the vase.
- They made a mistake while calculating their expenses.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bourriquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bourriqué | J’ai bourriqué le cheval. | I overburdened the horse. |
tu | as bourriqué | Tu as bourriqué ton sac. | You overloaded your bag. |
il | a bourriqué | Il a bourriqué le camion. | He overloaded the truck. |
elle | a bourriqué | Elle a bourriqué la voiture. | She overloaded the car. |
on | a bourriqué | On a bourriqué le bateau. | We overloaded the boat. |
nous | avons bourriqué | Nous avons bourriqué le camion. | We overloaded the truck. |
vous | avez bourriqué | Vous avez bourriqué la barque. | You overloaded the boat. |
ils | ont bourriqué | Ils ont bourriqué le van. | They overloaded the van. |
elles | ont bourriqué | Elles ont bourriqué la valise. | They overloaded the suitcase. |
Other Conjugations for Bourriquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
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Bourriquer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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