Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Introduction to the verb bluffer
The English translation of the French verb bluffer is “to bluff.” It is pronounced as “bluh-fay” in the infinitive form.
The word bluffer comes from the French word “bluff,” which means “deception” or “pretense.” It originated from the Dutch word “bluffen,” meaning “to brag” or “to deceive.”
In everyday French, bluffer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express a hypothetical action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of bluffer used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- J’aurais bluffé si j’avais eu une meilleure main. (I would have bluffed if I had a better hand.)
- Elle aurait bluffé pour gagner la partie. (She would have bluffed to win the game.)
- Nous aurions bluffé si nous avions su que c’était une partie amicale. (We would have bluffed if we had known it was a friendly game.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bluffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bluffé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais bluffé. | I would have bluffed. |
tu | aurais bluffé | Tu aurais bluffé plus tôt. | You would have bluffed earlier. |
il | aurait bluffé | Il aurait bluffé au poker. | He would have bluffed at poker. |
elle | aurait bluffé | Elle aurait bluffé à son examen. | She would have bluffed on her exam. |
on | aurait bluffé | On aurait bluffé pour gagner. | One would have bluffed to win. |
nous | aurions bluffé | Nous aurions bluffé ensemble. | We would have bluffed together. |
vous | auriez bluffé | Vous auriez bluffé à la réunion. | You would have bluffed at the meeting. |
ils | auraient bluffé | Ils auraient bluffé avec confiance. | They would have bluffed confidently. |
elles | auraient bluffé | Elles auraient bluffé pour gagner. | They (female) would have bluffed to win. |
Other Conjugations for Bluffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
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Bluffer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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