Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Introduction to the verb bouffer
The English translation of the French verb bouffer is “to gobble” or “to stuff one’s face.” It is pronounced as “boo-fay” in its infinitive form.
The word bouffer comes from the Old French word “buffet,” meaning “to strike,” which later evolved to mean “to eat heartily.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe eating in a gluttonous or voracious manner.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, bouffer is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. Three simple examples of its usage in this tense could be:
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J’eus bouffé tellement de gâteau que j’en étais malade. (I had gobbled so much cake that I was sick.)
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Ils eurent bouffé tout le repas avant que les invités n’arrivent. (They had stuffed their faces with the entire meal before the guests arrived.)
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Elle eut bouffé une énorme portion de pâtes avant de se rendre compte qu’elle avait déjà dîné. (She had gobbled up a huge portion of pasta before realizing she had already eaten dinner.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bouffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bouffé | I had eaten up |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bouffé | You had eaten up |
il | il eût | Il eût bouffé | He had eaten up |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bouffé | She had eaten up |
on | on eût | On eût bouffé | One had eaten up |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bouffé | We had eaten up |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bouffé | You had eaten up |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bouffé | They had eaten up |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bouffé | They had eaten up |
Other Conjugations for Bouffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffer
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Bouffer – 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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