Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucharder
Introduction to the verb boucharder
The English translation of the French verb boucharder is “to bushhammer.” It is pronounced as “boo-shar-day.”
The word boucharder comes from the French word “bouchard,” which refers to a tool used to create a textured and rough surface on stone or concrete. As a verb, boucharder means to use this tool to create the same effect.
In everyday French, boucharder is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three examples of boucharder in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais bouchardé le mur avant qu’il ne s’effondre. (I had bushhammered the wall before it collapsed.)
- Tu avais bouchardé le béton pour le rendre plus solide. (You had bushhammered the concrete to make it stronger.)
- Ils avaient bouchardé la surface avant de la peindre. (They had bushhammered the surface before painting it.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boucharder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bouchardé | J’avais bouchardé la peinture. | I had burnished the paint. |
tu | tu avais bouchardé | Tu avais bouchardé la carrosserie. | You had burnished the bodywork. |
il | il avait bouchardé | Il avait bouchardé le métal. | He had burnished the metal. |
elle | elle avait bouchardé | Elle avait bouchardé la surface. | She had burnished the surface. |
on | on avait bouchardé | On avait bouchardé la façade. | One had burnished the facade. |
nous | nous avions bouchardé | Nous avions bouchardé le bronze. | We had burnished the bronze. |
vous | vous aviez bouchardé | Vous aviez bouchardé le cuir. | You had burnished the leather. |
ils | ils avaient bouchardé | Ils avaient bouchardé le bois. | They had burnished the wood. |
elles | elles avaient bouchardé | Elles avaient bouchardé le verre. | They had burnished the glass. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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