Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Introduction to the verb bluffer
The English translation of the French verb bluffer is “to bluff”. It is pronounced as “bleh-feh” in the infinitive form.
Bluffer comes from the French word “bluffe” which means deception or trickery. It is often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past and have a connection to the present.
Here are three simple examples of using bluffer in the Passé Composé tense:
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Hier soir, je l’ai bluffé avec mes talents de magicien. (Last night, I bluffed him with my magician skills.)
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Nous avons bluffé nos amis en leur faisant croire que nous étions mariés. (We bluffed our friends by pretending we were married.)
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Tu as bluffé tout le monde avec ton discours émouvant. (You bluffed everyone with your moving speech.)
In all of these examples, bluffer is used to describe an action that was completed in the past and has a connection to the present. It is often used in a playful or lighthearted manner to describe someone tricking or fooling others.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bluffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bluffé | J’ai bluffé mon adversaire. | I bluffed my opponent. |
tu | as bluffé | Tu as bluffé tout le monde. | You bluffed everyone. |
il | a bluffé | Il a bluffé avec assurance. | He bluffed confidently. |
elle | a bluffé | Elle a bluffé son auditoire. | She bluffed her audience. |
on | a bluffé | On a bluffé l’opposition. | We bluffed the opposition. |
nous | avons bluffé | Nous avons bluffé nos amis. | We bluffed our friends. |
vous | avez bluffé | Vous avez bluffé le jury. | You bluffed the jury. |
ils | ont bluffé | Ils ont bluffé leurs ennemis. | They bluffed their enemies. |
elles | ont bluffé | Elles ont bluffé les spectateurs. | They bluffed the spectators. |
Other Conjugations for Bluffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bluffer
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Bluffer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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