L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Introduction to the verb bluffer
The English translation of the French verb bluffer is “to bluff.” It is pronounced as “bleu-fay” in the infinitive form.
The origin of the word bluffer can be traced back to the Old French word “blever,” meaning “to deceive or trick.” It entered the English language in the 17th century, and its current meaning of bluffing in games or situations dates back to the 19th century.
In everyday French, bluffer is most often used in the present tense to describe someone who is trying to deceive or trick others. It can also be used to describe a person who is pretending to have more knowledge or skill than they actually possess.
Examples in the infinitive present tense:
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Je n’aime pas jouer avec lui, il essaie toujours de bluffer. (I don’t like playing with him, he always tries to bluff.)
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Elle bluffera probablement pour essayer de gagner la partie. (She will probably bluff to try to win the game.)
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Ne te laisse pas bluffer par ses paroles, il ne sait pas de quoi il parle. (Don’t let yourself be fooled by his words, he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of bluffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bluffe | Je bluffe souvent. | I bluff often. |
tu | bluffes | Tu bluffes bien. | You bluff well. |
il | bluffe | Il bluffe au poker. | He bluffs at poker. |
elle | bluffe | Elle bluffe devant moi. | She bluffs in front of me. |
on | bluffe | On bluffe ensemble. | We bluff together. |
nous | bluffons | Nous bluffons toujours. | We always bluff. |
vous | bluffez | Vous bluffez facilement. | You bluff easily. |
ils | bluffent | Ils bluffent tous les jours. | They bluff every day. |
elles | bluffent | Elles bluffent au poker. | They bluff at poker. |
Other Conjugations for Bluffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer (this article)
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Bluffer – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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