Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Introduction to the verb bourder
The English translation of the French verb bourder is “to make a mistake” or “to blunder.” It is pronounced as “boor-day” in the infinitive form.
The word bourder comes from the Old French word “bord” meaning “edge” or “border.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical situation in the past.
Example 1: Si j’avais su, je n’aurais pas bourdé lors de mon discours.
Translation: If I had known, I wouldn’t have made a mistake during my speech.
Example 2: Nous aurions gagné le match si l’arbitre n’avait pas bourdé.
Translation: We would have won the match if the referee hadn’t made a mistake.
Example 3: Elle se serait trompée de chemin si elle n’avait pas bourdé en lisant la carte.
Translation: She would have taken the wrong path if she hadn’t made a mistake while reading the map.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of bourder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bourdé | J’aurais bourdé si j’avais su. | I would have blundered if I had known. |
tu | aurais bourdé | Tu aurais bourdé si tu n’avais pas été distrait. | You would have made a mistake if you hadn’t been distracted. |
il | aurait bourdé | Il aurait bourdé s’il n’avait pas vérifié ses calculs. | He would have messed up if he hadn’t double-checked his calculations. |
elle | aurait bourdé | Elle aurait bourdé si elle n’avait pas ri. | She would have slipped up if she hadn’t laughed. |
on | aurait bourdé | On aurait bourdé si on n’avait pas fait attention. | One would have made a mistake if one hadn’t paid attention. |
nous | aurions bourdé | Nous aurions bourdé sans l’aide de notre professeur. | We would have made a mistake without the help of our teacher. |
vous | auriez bourdé | Vous auriez bourdé si vous n’aviez pas suivi les instructions. | You would have blundered if you hadn’t followed the instructions. |
ils | auraient bourdé | Ils auraient bourdé s’ils n’avaient pas pris le temps de réfléchir. | They would have made a mistake if they hadn’t taken the time to think. |
elles | auraient bourdé | Elles auraient bourdé en prenant cette décision. | They (female) would have made a mistake by making that decision. |
Other Conjugations for Bourder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
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Bourder – 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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