Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Introduction to the verb boucler
The English translation of the French verb boucler is “to fasten” or “to close”. It is pronounced as “boo-clay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of boucler comes from the Old French word “boucler” meaning to buckle or fasten. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is a compound tense used to express actions that would have taken place in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si tu avais bouclé ta ceinture, tu ne te serais pas blessé. (If you had fastened your seatbelt, you wouldn’t have gotten hurt.)
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Nous aurions bouclé nos valises si nous avions su que le vol était annulé. (We would have closed our suitcases if we had known the flight was cancelled.)
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Ils auraient bouclé le dossier plus tôt s’ils avaient eu toutes les informations nécessaires. (They would have closed the file earlier if they had all the necessary information.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of boucler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bouclé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais bouclé. | I would have looped you. |
tu | aurais bouclé | Tu aurais bouclé plus tôt. | You would have looped earlier. |
il | aurait bouclé | Il aurait bouclé ses valises. | He would have packed his bags. |
elle | aurait bouclé | Elle aurait bouclé ses cheveux. | She would have styled her hair. |
on | aurait bouclé | On aurait bouclé cette affaire. | One would have closed this case. |
nous | aurions bouclé | Nous aurions bouclé en avance. | We would have finished early. |
vous | auriez bouclé | Vous auriez bouclé les portes. | You would have locked the doors. |
ils | auraient bouclé | Ils auraient bouclé la boucle. | They would have fastened the buckle. |
elles | auraient bouclé | Elles auraient bouclé leurs valises. | They (female) would have packed their bags. |
Other Conjugations for Boucler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
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Boucler – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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