Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Introduction to the verb blackbouler
The English translation of the French verb blackbouler is “to reject” or “to blackball”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “blak-boo-lay”.
The word blackbouler comes from the verb “bouler” which means “to bowl” or “to throw”. The prefix “black” is added to indicate a negative or exclusionary connotation.
In everyday French, blackbouler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the equivalent of the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of blackbouler used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Les membres de l’équipe l’ont blackboulé avant même qu’il ait eu la chance de se présenter. (The team members had rejected him before he even had a chance to introduce himself.)
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Le jury avait blackboulé la proposition avant d’avoir entendu toutes les arguments. (The jury had blackballed the proposal before hearing all the arguments.)
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Nous avions été blackboulés par le club de golf car nous n’étions pas des membres. (We had been blacklisted by the golf club because we were not members.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of blackbouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus blackboulé | J’eus blackboulé | I had blackballed |
tu | tu eus blackboulé | Tu eus blackboulé | You had blackballed |
il | il eut blackboulé | Il eut blackboulé | He had blackballed |
elle | elle eut blackboulé | Elle eut blackboulé | She had blackballed |
on | on eut blackboulé | On eut blackboulé | One had blackballed |
nous | nous eûmes blackboulé | Nous eûmes blackboulé | We had blackballed |
vous | vous eûtes blackboulé | Vous eûtes blackboulé | You had blackballed |
ils | ils eurent blackboulé | Ils eurent blackboulé | They had blackballed |
elles | elles eurent blackboulé | Elles eurent blackboulé | They had blackballed |
Other Conjugations for Blackbouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb blackbouler
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Blackbouler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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