Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Introduction to the verb bosseler
The English translation of the French verb bosseler is “to dent, to bump, to dent, to crumple.” The infinitive form of bosseler is pronounced as “bo-sel-ay.”
The word bosseler comes from the Old French bosceler, which means “to make wavy, to corrugate.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Examples of bosseler in Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations are:
- J’avais bosselé ma voiture en reculant. (I had dented my car while reversing.)
- Tu avais bosselé la boîte en la transportant. (You had bumped the box while carrying it.)
- Il avait bosselé son vélo en tombant. (He had dented his bike while falling.)
In all three examples, the action of bosseler (denting or bumping) had already occurred before another past action. This tense is commonly used in storytelling to describe an action that happened before a past event.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bosseler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bosselé | J’avais bosselé la voiture. | I had dented the car. |
tu | tu avais bosselé | Tu avais bosselé la porte. | You had dented the door. |
il | il avait bosselé | Il avait bosselé le capot. | He had dented the hood. |
elle | elle avait bosselé | Elle avait bosselé le coffre. | She had dented the trunk. |
on | on avait bosselé | On avait bosselé l’aile. | One had dented the wing. |
nous | nous avions bosselé | Nous avions bosselé le pare-chocs. | We had dented the bumper. |
vous | vous aviez bosselé | Vous aviez bosselé la portière. | You had dented the door. |
ils | ils avaient bosselé | Ils avaient bosselé le toit. | They had dented the roof. |
elles | elles avaient bosselé | Elles avaient bosselé la carrosserie. | They had dented the bodywork. |
Other Conjugations for Bosseler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
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Bosseler – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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