Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Introduction to the verb bouillotter
The English translation of the French verb bouillotter is “to simmer” or “to bubble up.” It is pronounced “boo-yot-ay.”
The language origin of bouillotter comes from the French word “bouillir” which means “to boil.” The suffix “-otter” is often added to verbs to indicate a small or repetitive action. In everyday French, bouillotter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus bouillotté les légumes avant de les mettre dans la soupe. (I had simmered the vegetables before putting them in the soup.)
- Tu eus bouillotté le lait pour préparer le café. (You had simmered the milk to prepare the coffee.)
- Ils eurent bouillotté la sauce pendant plusieurs heures avant de la servir. (They had simmered the sauce for several hours before serving it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bouillotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bouillotté | I had bubbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bouillotté | You had bubbled |
il | il eût | Il eût bouillotté | He had bubbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bouillotté | She had bubbled |
on | on eût | On eût bouillotté | One had bubbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bouillotté | We had bubbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bouillotté | You had bubbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bouillotté | They had bubbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bouillotté | They had bubbled |
Other Conjugations for Bouillotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouillotter
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Bouillotter – 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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