Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Introduction to the verb bouger
The English translation of the French verb bouger is “to move.” It is pronounced as “boo-zhay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word bouger can be traced back to the Latin word “bullicare,” meaning to bubble or make noise. In Old French, it evolved into “bouger,” meaning to stir or move.
In everyday French, the Conditionnel Passé tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that would have taken place in the past. The form of the verb in this tense is “aurais bougé,” which translates to “would have moved” in English.
Examples:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais bougé plus tôt. (If I had known, I would have moved earlier.)
- Elle aurait bougé de la ville si elle avait obtenu le travail. (She would have moved out of the city if she had gotten the job.)
- Tu aurais bougé ta jambe si le médecin te l’avait demandé. (You would have moved your leg if the doctor had asked you to.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bouger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bougé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais bougé. | I would have moved. |
tu | aurais bougé | Tu aurais bougé plus vite. | You would have moved faster. |
il | aurait bougé | Il aurait bougé son corps. | He would have moved his body. |
elle | aurait bougé | Elle aurait bougé vers la gauche. | She would have moved to the left. |
on | aurait bougé | On aurait bougé ensemble. | One would have moved together. |
nous | aurions bougé | Nous aurions bougé vers l’avant. | We would have moved forward. |
vous | auriez bougé | Vous auriez bougé avec eux. | You would have moved with them. |
ils | auraient bougé | Ils auraient bougé vers la mer. | They would have moved towards the sea. |
elles | auraient bougé | Elles auraient bougé en groupe. | They (female) would have moved as a group. |
Other Conjugations for Bouger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
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Bouger – 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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