Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Introduction to the verb boursoufler
The English translation of boursoufler is “to swell” or “to puff up”. It is pronounced as “boor-soo-fleh”.
The word boursoufler comes from the French noun “boursoufle”, which means “swelling” or “puffiness”. It is derived from the Old French word “boursouffer” meaning “to swell up”. The verb boursoufler is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses an action that would happen in the future under certain conditions.
Examples of boursoufler in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si je mangeais trop, mon ventre boursouflerait. (If I ate too much, my stomach would swell.)
- Tu boursouflerais si tu continuais à pleurer. (You would swell up if you kept crying.)
- Si elle prenait ce médicament, son visage boursouflerait. (If she took this medicine, her face would puff up.)
In these examples, the verb boursoufler is used to describe the physical swelling or puffiness of the stomach, eyes, or face. It is also commonly used in a figurative sense, to express an inflated or exaggerated feeling or situation. For example: “La vanité boursoufle son ego.” (Vanity swells his ego.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of boursoufler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | boursouflerais | Je boursouflerais mon estomac. | I would bloat my stomach. |
tu | boursouflerais | Tu boursouflerais ton visage. | You would bloat your face. |
il | boursouflerait | Il boursouflerait les ballons. | He would bloat the balloons. |
elle | boursouflerait | Elle boursouflerait ses joues. | She would bloat her cheeks. |
on | boursouflerait | On boursouflerait le ballon. | One would bloat the balloon. |
nous | boursouflerions | Nous boursouflerions nos visages. | We would bloat our faces. |
vous | boursoufleriez | Vous boursoufleriez le ballon. | You would bloat the balloon. |
ils | boursoufleraient | Ils boursoufleraient leurs ventres. | They would bloat their bellies. |
elles | boursoufleraient | Elles boursoufleraient leur peau. | They would bloat their skin. |
Other Conjugations for Boursoufler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
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Boursoufler – 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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