Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Introduction to the verb bourder
The English translation of the French verb bourder is “to make a mistake” or “to blunder.” It is pronounced as “boor-dey.”
The origin of the word bourder can be traced back to the Old French word “bordier” which means “to stumble” or “to make a false step.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the passé antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples of bourder in the passé antérieur tense:
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J’eus bourdé en donnant mon discours et j’ai été très embarrassé. (I had made a mistake while giving my speech and I was very embarrassed.)
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Tu eus bourdé en conduisant et c’est pour cela que tu as eu un accident. (You had blundered while driving and that’s why you had an accident.)
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Ils eurent bourdé en oubliant d’acheter des cadeaux pour Noël et durent faire du shopping en dernière minute. (They had made a mistake by forgetting to buy Christmas gifts and had to do last-minute shopping.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bourder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bourdé | I had joked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bourdé | You had joked |
il | il eut | Il eut bourdé | He had joked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bourdé | She had joked |
on | on eut | On eut bourdé | One had joked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bourdé | We had joked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bourdé | You had joked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bourdé | They had joked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bourdé | They had joked |
Other Conjugations for Bourder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
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Bourder – 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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