Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Introduction to the verb bouffonner
The English translation of the French verb bouffonner is “to jest” or “to joke around.” It is pronounced “boo-fuh-nay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of bouffonner can be traced back to the Old French word “bouffon,” which means buffoon or jester. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to talk about past actions that were completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of the usage of bouffonner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Ils avaient bouffonné toute la soirée avant d’aller au lit. (They had joked around all evening before going to bed.)
- Elle avait bouffonné avec ses amis avant de partir en vacances. (She had joked around with her friends before leaving for vacation.)
- Nous avions bouffonné pendant des heures avant de réaliser que nous étions en retard. (We had joked around for hours before realizing we were late.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bouffonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bouffonné | I had joked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bouffonné | You had joked |
il | il eût | Il eût bouffonné | He had joked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bouffonné | She had joked |
on | on eût | On eût bouffonné | One had joked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bouffonné | We had joked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bouffonné | You had joked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bouffonné | They had joked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bouffonné | They had joked |
Other Conjugations for Bouffonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouffonner
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Bouffonner – 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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