Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Introduction to the verb bosser
The English translation of the French verb bosser is “to work” or “to bustle.” It is pronounced “bo-say.”
The word bosser comes from the colloquial expression “bosser dur” which means “to work hard.” It became a common verb in French slang during the 1970s and is often used in everyday language to mean “to work” or “to have a job.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, bosser is used to indicate an action that happened before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of bosser.
Examples of bosser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
1) Quand j’ai bossé sur mon projet, j’ai réalisé que j’avais oublié un détail important. (When I worked on my project, I realized that I had forgotten an important detail.)
2) Elle est partie en vacances après avoir bossé pendant un an sans prendre de congé. (She went on vacation after working for a year without taking a break.)
3) Nous avons enfin réussi à acheter notre maison après avoir bossé dur pendant des années. (We finally managed to buy our house after working hard for years.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bossé | I had worked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bossé | You had worked |
il | il eût | Il eût bossé | He had worked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bossé | She had worked |
on | on eût | On eût bossé | One had worked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bossé | We had worked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bossé | You had worked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bossé | They had worked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bossé | They had worked |
Other Conjugations for Bosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
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Bosser – 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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