Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Introduction to the verb boulonner
The English translation of the French verb boulonner is “to bolt.” It is pronounced as “boo-loh-nay.”
The word boulonner comes from the noun boulon, meaning “bolt” or “screw,” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs in French. It is a regular -er verb and follows the same conjugation pattern as other verbs in this group.
In everyday French, boulonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense followed by the past participle of the verb (boulonné).
Here are three simple examples of boulonner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai boulonné le meuble avant de le fixer au mur. (I had bolted the furniture before attaching it to the wall.)
- Elle avait boulonné toutes les portes avant de sortir. (She had bolted all the doors before leaving.)
- Nous étions boulonnés depuis des heures quand le courant est revenu. (We had been bolted in for hours when the power came back on.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of boulonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse boulonné | I had bolted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses boulonné | You had bolted |
il | il eût | Il eût boulonné | He had bolted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût boulonné | She had bolted |
on | on eût | On eût boulonné | One had bolted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes boulonné | We had bolted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes boulonné | You had bolted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent boulonné | They had bolted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent boulonné | They had bolted |
Other Conjugations for Boulonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
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Boulonner – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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