Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Introduction to the verb bourriquer
The English translation of the French verb bourriquer is “to bungle” or “to make a mess of.” It is pronounced “bo-ree-kay.”
The word bourriquer comes from the French noun bourrique, which means “donkey.” The verb bourriquer is derived from this noun and is used to describe someone who is clumsily or foolishly making mistakes, similar to a donkey stumbling around.
In everyday French, bourriquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which indicates a past action that was completed before another past action. It is commonly used in spoken French to describe a specific event or action.
Here are three simple examples of bourriquer used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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J’ai bourriqué mon discours et j’ai oublié la moitié de ce que je voulais dire. (I bungled my speech and forgot half of what I wanted to say.)
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Elle a bourriqué son rendez-vous et elle est arrivée en retard. (She messed up her appointment and arrived late.)
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Nous avons bourriqué nos valises et nous avons oublié nos passeports. (We messed up our suitcases and forgot our passports.)
In each of these examples, the verb bourriquer is used to describe a specific action that was completed before another past action. It adds a sense of clumsiness or foolishness to the actions being described.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bourriquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bourriqué | I had put on my boots |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bourriqué | You had put on your boots |
il | il eut | Il eut bourriqué | He had put on his boots |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bourriqué | She had put on her boots |
on | on eut | On eut bourriqué | One had put on their boots |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bourriqué | We had put on our boots |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bourriqué | You had put on your boots |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bourriqué | They had put on their boots |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bourriqué | They had put on their boots |
Other Conjugations for Bourriquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourriquer
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Bourriquer – 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)
Summary
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