Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Introduction to the verb bouter
The English translation of the French verb “bouter” is “to push” or “to thrust”. The infinitive form “bouter” is pronounced as “boo-tey”.
The language origin of “bouter” can be traced back to the Old French verb “boutier” meaning “to push” or “to thrust”. In everyday French, “bouter” is most often used figuratively to convey the idea of pushing or driving someone or something away forcefully.
Examples:
- Il faut bouter cette idée de sa tête. (English: He needs to push that idea out of his mind.)
- Les manifestants ont été boutés hors de la rue par la police. (English: The protesters were pushed out of the street by the police.)
- Il a réussi à bouté le ballon dans le filet. (English: He managed to thrust the ball into the net.)
Bouter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of bouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | boute | Je boute une bougie. | I extinguish a candle. |
Tu | boutes | Tu boutes le feu. | You extinguish the fire. |
Il | boute | Il boute une cigarette. | He extinguishes a cigarette. |
Elle | boute | Elle boute le gaz. | She extinguishes the gas. |
On | boute | On boute les braises. | One extinguishes the embers. |
Nous | boutons | Nous boutons le poêle. | We extinguish the stove. |
Vous | boutez | Vous boutez la flamme. | You extinguish the flame. |
Ils | boutent | Ils boutent les incendies. | They extinguish the fires. |
Elles | boutent | Elles boutent les bougies. | They extinguish the candles. |
Other Conjugations for Bouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouter (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouter
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