L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb boursicoter

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The English translation of the French verb boursicoter is “to speculate” or “to do stock market trading.” The infinitive form, boursicoter, is pronounced as “boor-see-ko-tay.”

The word boursicoter is derived from the French noun “bourse,” which means “purse” or “stock market,” and the suffix “-oter,” which is often added to verbs to indicate a repetitive or frequent action. It is most often used in colloquial or informal contexts to refer to someone who frequently and often irresponsibly engages in stock market speculation.

In everyday French, boursicoter is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense, which is the present tense of the infinitive form of the verb. This tense is used to express actions or situations that are in progress or ongoing. Here are three simple examples of how boursicoter can be used in this tense:

  1. Je ne veux pas boursicoter mes économies dans le marché boursier. (I don’t want to speculate with my savings in the stock market.)
  2. Tu passes trop de temps à boursicoter, tu devrais te concentrer sur ton travail. (You spend too much time speculating, you should focus on your work.)
  3. Il adore boursicoter, mais il n’a pas beaucoup de succès en tant que trader. (He loves to do stock market trading, but he’s not very successful as a trader.)

In these examples, boursicoter is used to describe someone’s behavior or action of engaging in stock market speculation. In all cases, it is a continuous or ongoing action. In English, the present tense is often used in a similar way to express actions or situations that are currently happening or ongoing.

Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of boursicoter

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je boursicote Je boursicote souvent. I invest often.
tu boursicotes Tu boursicotes en ligne. You invest online.
il boursicote Il boursicote pour gagner de l’argent. He invests to make money.
elle boursicote Elle boursicote intelligemment. She invests smartly.
on boursicote On boursicote en groupe. We invest in a group.
nous boursicotons Nous boursicotons avec prudence. We invest cautiously.
vous boursicotez Vous boursicotez avec succès. You invest successfully.
ils boursicotent Ils boursicotent pour devenir riches. They invest to become rich.
elles boursicotent Elles boursicotent depuis longtemps. They have been investing for a long time.

Other Conjugations for Boursicoter.

Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter 

Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter 

Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter 

Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter 

Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter 

Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter 

L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter  (this article)

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Boursicoter – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense

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The French “l’infinitif présent” (Infinitive Present) tense is not a true verb tense in the same way that the present, past, or future tenses are. Instead, it’s the base form of a verb, and it has several important uses and interactions with other tenses.

Forming the Infinitive Present

To form the infinitive present of a verb, you typically take the unconjugated form of the verb (the form you’d find in a French dictionary) and remove the ending. For regular verbs, you remove the -er, -ir, or -re ending, and you’re left with the infinitive. For example:
   – Parler (to speak)
   – Finir (to finish)
   – Vendre (to sell)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

As a Verb’s Dictionary Form

The most common use of the infinitive present is to represent a verb in its base form. It’s the form you would find in a dictionary or verb conjugation table.

After Modal Verbs

When you use modal verbs like “pouvoir” (can), “vouloir” (want), or “devoir” (must), the verb that follows is in its infinitive form. For example:
     – Je veux manger. (I want to eat.)
     – Il peut parler français. (He can speak French.)

As an Imperative

In informal commands, the infinitive is often used. For example:
     – Ferme la porte. (Close the door.)

In Infinitive Clauses

In complex sentences, especially after certain conjunctions, the infinitive is used to express actions that are separate from the main verb. For example:
     – J’ai besoin de manger avant de partir. (I need to eat before leaving.)

Interactions with Other Tenses

Present Tense

The infinitive present can be used with the present tense to express ongoing actions or habitual actions. For example:
     – J’aime manger des croissants. (I like eating croissants.)

Future Tense

When combined with the future tense of “aller,” the infinitive present can express future actions. For example:
     – Je vais manger au restaurant demain. (I am going to eat at the restaurant tomorrow.)

Conditional Tense

The infinitive present is often used with the conditional to express actions that would happen in a hypothetical situation. For example:

     – Il mangerait s’il avait faim. (He would eat if he were hungry.)

Passé Composé

When forming compound tenses like “passé composé,” the auxiliary verb (être or avoir) is conjugated, and the main verb remains in its infinitive form. For example:
     – J’ai mangé une pomme. (I ate an apple.)
     – Elle est partie. (She left.)

Imperfect Tense

The infinitive present can be combined with the imperfect tense to describe ongoing or habitual actions in the past. For example:
     – Quand j’étais enfant, j’aimais jouer. (When I was a child, I liked to play.)

Subjunctive and Conditional Moods

In some complex sentences, the infinitive can be used with the subjunctive and conditional moods, especially when expressing uncertainty, possibility, or doubt.

Summary

The infinitive present in French serves as the base form of a verb and is used in various contexts, including after modal verbs, in imperative commands, in infinitive clauses, and in combination with other tenses to convey a wide range of meanings and actions. Its flexibility makes it a fundamental part of French grammar.

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