Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boulonner
Introduction to the verb boulonner
The English translation of the French verb boulonner is “to bolt” or “to fasten with bolts.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boo-lon-ay.”
The word boulonner comes from the French noun boulon, meaning “bolt,” which is derived from the Middle Dutch word “bouloen.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of securing an object with bolts or screws.
In the Conditionnel Passé tense, boulonner is used to express a hypothetical or imaginary action that would have been completed in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Si j’avais su comment boulonner la porte, je l’aurais fait moi-même.
Translation: If I had known how to bolt the door, I would have done it myself. -
Je regrette de ne pas avoir boulonné cette étagère plus solidement.
Translation: I regret not having bolted this shelf more securely. -
Ils auraient pu éviter l’accident s’ils avaient boulonné les pièces ensemble.
Translation: They could have avoided the accident if they had bolted the pieces together.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of boulonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais boulonné | Si j’avais eu les outils, j’aurais boulonné la chaise. | If I had had the tools, I would have bolted the chair. |
tu | aurais boulonné | Tu aurais boulonné la porte. | You would have bolted the door. |
il | aurait boulonné | Il aurait boulonné le moteur. | He would have bolted the engine. |
elle | aurait boulonné | Elle aurait boulonné le cadre. | She would have bolted the frame. |
on | aurait boulonné | On aurait boulonné le toit. | One would have bolted the roof. |
nous | aurions boulonné | Nous aurions boulonné la machine. | We would have bolted the machine. |
vous | auriez boulonné | Vous auriez boulonné le meuble. | You would have bolted the furniture. |
ils | auraient boulonné | Ils auraient boulonné le pont. | They would have bolted the bridge. |
elles | auraient boulonné | Elles auraient boulonné les pièces. | They (female) would have bolted the parts. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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