Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Introduction to the verb boucharder
The English translation of the French verb boucharder is “to smooth out.”
In French, the infinitive form of boucharder is pronounced “boo-shar-day.”
The language origin of boucharder comes from the word “boucharde,” which means a type of chisel used to smooth out surfaces. In everyday French, boucharder is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a wish, desire, or possibility in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il fallait que je bouchardasse les bords de la table en bois avant de la vernir. (I had to smooth out the edges of the wooden table before varnishing it.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu bouchardasses les murs avant de peindre. (I wish you had smoothed out the walls before painting.)
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Si j’étais riche, je boucharderais toutes les imperfections de mes meubles en bois. (If I were rich, I would smooth out all the imperfections on my wooden furniture.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of boucharder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bouchardasse | Si j’avais le temps, je bouchardasse dans mon jardin. | If I had the time, I would weed in my garden. |
tu | bouchardasses | Si tu étais plus organisé, tu bouchardasses plus souvent. | If you were more organized, you would weed more often. |
il | bouchardât | Il serait content si il bouchardât toute la journée. | He would be happy if he weeded all day. |
elle | bouchardât | Elle serait ravie si elle bouchardât avec moi. | She would be delighted if she weeded with me. |
on | bouchardât | Si on bouchardât tous les jours, on aurait un beau jardin. | If one weeded every day, one would have a beautiful garden. |
nous | bouchardassions | Si nous bouchardassions ensemble, ça serait plus rapide. | If we weeded together, it would be faster. |
vous | bouchardassiez | Si vous bouchardassiez plus souvent, votre jardin serait plus beau. | If you weeded more often, your garden would be more beautiful. |
ils | bouchardassent | S’ils bouchardassent pendant les vacances, leur jardin serait impeccable. | If they weeded during the holidays, their garden would be impeccable. |
elles | bouchardassent | Si elles bouchardassent en écoutant de la musique, ça serait plus agréable. | If they weeded while listening to music, it would be more pleasant. |
Other Conjugations for Boucharder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
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Boucharder – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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