Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Introduction to the verb ballonner
The English translation of the French verb ballonner is “to bloat” or “to balloon.” It is pronounced as “bah-loh-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word ballonner comes from the noun “ballon” meaning “balloon” in French. The suffix “er” is added to the noun to create the verb form, giving it the meaning of “to make something like a balloon.”
In everyday French, ballonner is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before a specific point in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how ballonner is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
1) Nous avions ballonné après avoir mangé une grande pizza.
(We had bloated after eating a large pizza.)
2) Les enfants étaient boudinés après avoir mangé trop de bonbons.
(The children were bloated after eating too many candies.)
3) Elle avait ballonné à cause de son intolérance au gluten.
(She had bloated because of her gluten intolerance.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ballonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais ballonné | J’avais ballonné le ballon. | I had inflated the balloon. |
tu | tu avais ballonné | Tu avais ballonné la balle. | You had inflated the ball. |
il | il avait ballonné | Il avait ballonné le ballon. | He had inflated the balloon. |
elle | elle avait ballonné | Elle avait ballonné le ballon. | She had inflated the balloon. |
on | on avait ballonné | On avait ballonné le ballon. | One had inflated the balloon. |
nous | nous avions ballonné | Nous avions ballonné le ballon. | We had inflated the balloon. |
vous | vous aviez ballonné | Vous aviez ballonné le ballon. | You had inflated the balloon. |
ils | ils avaient ballonné | Ils avaient ballonné le ballon. | They had inflated the balloon. |
elles | elles avaient ballonné | Elles avaient ballonné le ballon. | They had inflated the balloon. |
Other Conjugations for Ballonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballonner
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Ballonner – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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