Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Introduction to the verb boucher
The English translation of the French verb boucher is “to plug” or “to block.” It is pronounced as “boo-shay” in the infinitive form.
Boucher comes from the Old French word “bochier” which means to cut into small pieces. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the conditionnel passé tense, which corresponds to the English “would have + past participle.” This tense is used to express a hypothetical past action or situation.
Examples of boucher in the conditionnel passé tense are:
- Si j’avais suivi le plan, je n’aurais pas bouché la canalisation. (If I had followed the plan, I wouldn’t have blocked the pipe.)
- Vous auriez dû mettre un bouchon pour boucher la bouteille. (You should have put a cork to plug the bottle.)
- Ils se seraient perdus s’ils avaient bouché leur GPS. (They would have gotten lost if they had messed up their GPS.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of boucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bouché | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais bouché. | I would have corked you. |
tu | aurais bouché | Tu aurais bouché plus tôt. | You would have corked earlier. |
il | aurait bouché | Il aurait bouché la bouteille. | He would have corked the bottle. |
elle | aurait bouché | Elle aurait bouché l’évier. | She would have clogged the sink. |
on | aurait bouché | On aurait bouché la canalisation. | One would have clogged the pipes. |
nous | aurions bouché | Nous aurions bouché le trou. | We would have plugged the hole. |
vous | auriez bouché | Vous auriez bouché le flacon. | You would have stoppered the flask. |
ils | auraient bouché | Ils auraient bouché les fuites. | They would have sealed the leaks. |
elles | auraient bouché | Elles auraient bouché les bouteilles. | They (females) would have corked the bottles. |
Other Conjugations for Boucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
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Boucher – 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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