Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Introduction to the verb bousculer
The English translation of the French verb “bousculer” is “jostle” or “shove”. The infinitive form of “bousculer” is pronounced as “boo-sku-le”.
The verb “bousculer” originated from the Old French word “bosculer”, which meant “to knock against”. In everyday French, “bousculer” is commonly used to describe physical actions such as pushing, shoving, or jostling someone forcefully.
Examples:
- Ne me bouscule pas dans la foule ! (Don’t jostle me in the crowd!)
- Il a été bousculé par la foule en colère. (He was shoved by the angry crowd.)
- Les passagers se bousculent pour monter dans le train. (The passengers push each other to get on the train.)
Note: The examples provided are in the present tense.
Bousculer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of bousculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | bouscule | Je bouscule les gens dans la foule. | I push people in the crowd. |
tu | bouscules | Tu bouscules ton camarade. | You push your classmate. |
il | bouscule | Il bouscule les autres joueurs. | He pushes the other players. |
elle | bouscule | Elle bouscule son adversaire. | She pushes her opponent. |
on | bouscule | On bouscule les règles du jeu. | One pushes the rules of the game. |
nous | bousculons | Nous bousculons les passants dans la rue. | We push the pedestrians on the street. |
vous | bousculez | Vous bousculez les clients dans la file d’attente. | You push the customers in the line. |
ils | bousculent | Ils bousculent les manifestants. | They push the protesters. |
elles | bousculent | Elles bousculent les règles établies. | They push the established rules. |
Other Conjugations for Bousculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
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