Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Introduction to the verb bougonner
The English translation of the French verb bougonner is “to grumble” or “to mumble”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “boo-gon-ay”.
The word bougonner comes from the Old French word “bougon” which means “surly” or “grumpy”. It is most commonly used in everyday spoken French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past action that is uncertain or subjective.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Il doute que Marie ait bougonné toute la journée. (He doubts that Marie grumbled all day.)
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Je suis désolé que tu aies bougonné pendant le dîner. (I’m sorry that you grumbled during dinner.)
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Il est possible que les voisins aient bougonné à cause du bruit. (It’s possible that the neighbors grumbled because of the noise.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bougonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bougonné | Il est étrange que je n’aie pas bougonné. | It’s strange that I didn’t grumble. |
tu | aies bougonné | Il faut que tu aies bougonné. | You must have grumbled. |
il | ait bougonné | Il est possible qu’il ait bougonné. | It’s possible he grumbled. |
elle | ait bougonné | Elle doute qu’elle ait bougonné. | She doubts she grumbled. |
on | ait bougonné | On espère qu’on ait bougonné. | We hope we grumbled. |
nous | ayons bougonné | Nous regrettons que nous ayons bougonné. | We regret grumbling. |
vous | ayez bougonné | Il est important que vous ayez bougonné. | It’s important that you grumbled. |
ils | aient bougonné | Ils sont heureux qu’ils aient bougonné. | They are happy they grumbled. |
elles | aient bougonné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bougonné. | They prefer they grumbled. |
Other Conjugations for Bougonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bougonner
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Bougonner – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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