Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Introduction to the verb bourriquer
The English translation of the French verb bourriquer is “to stumble” or “to trip”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “boor-ee-keh”.
The origin of bourriquer can be traced back to the Old French word “bourri,” meaning a heap of rubbish or debris. It is derived from the Latin word “burra,” meaning a mass of wool or coarse material. Over time, the word evolved to mean “to stumble” or “to trip,” likely due to the idea of getting stuck or tangled in a pile of debris.
In everyday French, bourriquer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or future action in the past. It is formed with the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of bourriquer.
Here are three simple examples of bourriquer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
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Si tu avais été plus attentif, tu n’aurais pas bourriqué dans les escaliers.
Translation: If you had been more careful, you wouldn’t have stumbled on the stairs. -
J’aurais pu gagner la course, mais j’ai bourriqué juste avant l’arrivée.
Translation: I could have won the race, but I stumbled just before the finish line. -
Nous serions arrivés à l’heure si nous n’avions pas bourriqué sur la route.
Translation: We would have arrived on time if we hadn’t stumbled on the road.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bourriquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bourriqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais bourriqué. | I would have burroed you. |
tu | aurais bourriqué | Tu aurais bourriqué plus tôt. | You would have burroed earlier. |
il | aurait bourriqué | Il aurait bourriqué le chemin. | He would have burroed the path. |
elle | aurait bourriqué | Elle aurait bourriqué mon sac. | She would have burroed my bag. |
on | aurait bourriqué | On aurait bourriqué les bagages. | One would have burroed the luggage. |
nous | aurions bourriqué | Nous aurions bourriqué le bois. | We would have burroed the wood. |
vous | auriez bourriqué | Vous auriez bourriqué le chemin. | You would have burroed the path. |
ils | auraient bourriqué | Ils auraient bourriqué la ville. | They would have burroed the town. |
elles | auraient bourriqué | Elles auraient bourriqué le bois. | They (female) would have burroed the wood. |
Other Conjugations for Bourriquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
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Bourriquer – 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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