Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Introduction to the verb bousiller
The English translation of the French verb bousiller is “to ruin” or “to destroy.” It is pronounced as “boo-see-yay” in its infinitive form.
The verb bousiller comes from the French word “bousiller,” which means “to spoil” or “to mess up.” It is often used in everyday French to describe something being damaged or destroyed, either intentionally or accidentally.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, bousiller is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of bousiller.
Here are three simple examples of bousiller in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai bousillé mon téléphone avant de partir en vacances. (I had ruined my phone before going on vacation.)
- Elle a bousillé son pantalon en le mettant au sèche-linge. (She had ruined her pants by putting them in the dryer.)
- Nous sommes arrivés trop tard, ils avaient déjà bousillé le gâteau. (We arrived too late, they had already ruined the cake.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bousiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bousillé | I had ruined |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bousillé | You had ruined |
il | il eût | Il eût bousillé | He had ruined |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bousillé | She had ruined |
on | on eût | On eût bousillé | One had ruined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bousillé | We had ruined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bousillé | You had ruined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bousillé | They had ruined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bousillé | They had ruined |
Other Conjugations for Bousiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
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Bousiller – 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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