Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Introduction to the verb boubouler
The English translation of the French verb boubouler is “to stumble” or “to tumble.” The infinitive form is pronounced “boo-boo-lay.”
The origin of the word boubouler is uncertain, but it may come from the onomatopoeic sound of someone stumbling or falling. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of boubouler in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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Il bouboula dans l’escalier avant de se réceptionner sur le tapis. (He stumbled down the stairs before catching himself on the rug.)
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Les enfants bouboulèrent dans l’herbe après avoir couru toute la journée. (The children tumbled in the grass after running all day.)
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J’eus bouboulé plusieurs fois avant de réussir à faire du vélo sans les roulettes. (I had stumbled several times before managing to ride a bike without training wheels.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of boubouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bouboulé | I had bobbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bouboulé | You had bobbled |
il | il eût | Il eût bouboulé | He had bobbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bouboulé | She had bobbled |
on | on eût | On eût bouboulé | One had bobbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bouboulé | We had bobbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bouboulé | You had bobbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bouboulé | They had bobbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bouboulé | They had bobbled |
Other Conjugations for Boubouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
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Boubouler – 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)
Summary
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