Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Introduction to the verb boursicoter
The English translation of the French verb boursicoter is “to speculate on the stock market”. It is pronounced “boor-see-ko-tay”.
Boursicoter comes from the word “bourse”, which means “stock market” or “purse”. It is a combination of “bourse” and “cotiser” which means “to contribute”.
In everyday French, boursicoter is most often used in the past tense, especially the Plus-que-parfait (pluperfect) tense, which is used to describe an action that happened before another past action. It is often used in financial or economic contexts.
Examples:
- J’avais boursicoté avant que la crise économique ne se produise. (I had speculated before the economic crisis happened.)
- Elle avait boursicoté pendant des années avant de devenir riche. (She had been speculating for years before becoming rich.)
- Nous avions boursicoté sur plusieurs actions avant de réaliser des bénéfices. (We had speculated on several stocks before making profits.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boursicoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais boursicoté | J’avais boursicoté toute la journée. | I had been dabbling all day. |
tu | tu avais boursicoté | Tu avais boursicoté avec succès. | You had been speculating successfully. |
il | il avait boursicoté | Il avait boursicoté des actions risquées. | He had been trading risky stocks. |
elle | elle avait boursicoté | Elle avait boursicoté en bourse. | She had been playing the stock market. |
on | on avait boursicoté | On avait boursicoté en secret. | One had been secretly speculating. |
nous | nous avions boursicoté | Nous avions boursicoté en équipe. | We had been speculating as a team. |
vous | vous aviez boursicoté | Vous aviez boursicoté du matin au soir. | You had been speculating from morning to night. |
ils | ils avaient boursicoté | Ils avaient boursicoté sur plusieurs marchés. | They had been speculating on multiple markets. |
elles | elles avaient boursicoté | Elles avaient boursicoté avec prudence. | They had been speculating cautiously. |
Other Conjugations for Boursicoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
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Boursicoter – 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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