Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Introduction to the verb boursoufler
The English translation of the French verb boursoufler is “to puff up” or “to swell.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boor-soo-flay.”
The word boursoufler comes from the combination of the words “bourse” (meaning purse or pouch) and “souffler” (meaning to blow). It was first used in the 18th century to describe the act of inflating a pouch or purse. In modern French, boursoufler is most often used to describe something that has swollen or become puffy.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, boursoufler is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of boursoufler, which is “boursouflé.”
Examples:
- J’eus boursouflé mon visage avant de sortir de la maison. (I had puffed up my face before leaving the house.)
- Tu eus boursouflé tes joues en mangeant trop de bonbons. (You had swollen your cheeks by eating too many candies.)
- Il eut boursouflé ses muscles en soulevant des poids lourds. (He had puffed up his muscles by lifting heavy weights.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of boursoufler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus boursouflé | I had swollen |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus boursouflé | You had swollen |
il | il eut | Il eut boursouflé | He had swollen |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut boursouflé | She had swollen |
on | on eut | On eut boursouflé | One had swollen |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes boursouflé | We had swollen |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes boursouflé | You had swollen |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent boursouflé | They had swollen |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent boursouflé | They had swollen |
Other Conjugations for Boursoufler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
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Boursoufler – 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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