Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Introduction to the verb bourgeonner
The English translation of the French verb bourgeonner is “to bud” or “to sprout.”
The infinitive form of bourgeonner is pronounced as “boor-zhuh-neh.”
Bourgeonner comes from the Old French word “bourgon,” meaning “bud.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense and is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais bourgeonné avant qu’elle ne parte. (I had budded before she left.)
- Vous aviez bourgeonné avant que je n’arrive. (You had budded before I arrived.)
- Ils avaient bourgeonné avant que la pluie ne tombe. (They had budded before the rain fell.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bourgeonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bourgeonné | I had budded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bourgeonné | You had budded |
il | il eût | Il eût bourgeonné | He had budded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bourgeonné | She had budded |
on | on eût | On eût bourgeonné | One had budded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bourgeonné | We had budded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bourgeonné | You had budded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bourgeonné | They had budded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bourgeonné | They had budded |
Other Conjugations for Bourgeonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
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Bourgeonner – 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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