Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Introduction to the verb bousculer
The English translation of the French verb bousculer is “to jostle” or “to push around”. It is pronounced “boo-skoo-leh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of bousculer can be traced back to the Old French word “bousculer” which meant to jostle or bump into. It is derived from the Latin word “bucca” meaning “cheek” or “mouth”. In modern French, bousculer is most commonly used in its infinitive form, as well as in the past tense forms such as the Passé Antérieur.
The Passé Antérieur tense is used to describe an action that took place before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb. In the case of bousculer, the past participle is “bousculé”.
Here are 3 simple examples of bousculer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai bousculé mon ami en courant pour attraper le bus. (I jostled my friend while running to catch the bus.)
- Elle s’est bousculée avec un autre piéton sur le trottoir. (She bumped into another pedestrian on the sidewalk.)
- Ils ont bousculé la table en jouant trop bruyamment. (They jostled the table while playing too loudly.)
In each of these examples, the action of bousculer happened before the other past action. It is a commonly used verb in everyday French, often used to describe physical movements or actions that involve bumping into or pushing someone or something.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bousculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bousculé | I had pushed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bousculé | You had pushed |
il | il eût | Il eût bousculé | He had pushed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bousculé | She had pushed |
on | on eût | On eût bousculé | One had pushed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bousculé | We had pushed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bousculé | You had pushed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bousculé | They had pushed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bousculé | They had pushed |
Other Conjugations for Bousculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
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Bousculer – 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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