Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) 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-zhey.”
The word “bouger” comes from the Old French word “bugier,” which means “to shake, move, or stir.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical action or situation in the present or future.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais plus de temps, je bougerais en Europe cet été. (If I had more time, I would travel to Europe this summer.)
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Tu devrais bouger plus et faire du sport. (You should move more and exercise.)
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Nous bougerions nos meubles si nous avions une plus grande maison. (We would move our furniture if we had a bigger house.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bouger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bougerais | Je bougerais si j’avais plus de temps. | I would move if I had more time. |
tu | bougerais | Tu bougerais ta chaise. | You would move your chair. |
il | bougerait | Il bougerait lentement. | He would move slowly. |
elle | bougerait | Elle bougerait ses mains. | She would move her hands. |
on | bougerait | On bougerait pour danser. | One would move to dance. |
nous | bougerions | Nous bougerions ensemble. | We would move together. |
vous | bougeriez | Vous bougeriez le meuble. | You would move the furniture. |
ils | bougeraient | Ils bougeraient en rythme. | They would move to the beat. |
elles | bougeraient | Elles bougeraient plus souvent. | They would move more often. |
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
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 Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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