Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Introduction to the verb bosseler
The English translation of the French verb bosseler is “to dent” or “to crumple.” It is pronounced as “bo-suh-leh.”
Bosseler comes from the Old French word “bosse,” meaning bump or swelling. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of bosseler in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations are:
- J’eus bosselé ma voiture en reculant dans le garage. (I had dented my car while reversing into the garage.)
- Tu eus bosselé la porte en la fermant trop fort. (You had crumpled the door by closing it too hard.)
- Ils eurent bosselé leur vélo en le transportant dans le train. (They had dented their bike while carrying it on the train.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bosseler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus bosselé | J’eus bosselé la porte | I had dented the door |
tu | tu eus bosselé | Tu eus bosselé la porte | You had dented the door |
il | il eut bosselé | Il eut bosselé la porte | He had dented the door |
elle | elle eut bosselé | Elle eut bosselé la porte | She had dented the door |
on | on eut bosselé | On eut bosselé la porte | One had dented the door |
nous | nous eûmes bosselé | Nous eûmes bosselé la porte | We had dented the door |
vous | vous eûtes bosselé | Vous eûtes bosselé la porte | You had dented the door |
ils | ils eurent bosselé | Ils eurent bosselé la porte | They had dented the door |
elles | elles eurent bosselé | Elles eurent bosselé la porte | They had dented the door |
Other Conjugations for Bosseler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosseler
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Bosseler – 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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