Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Introduction to the verb bouleverser
The English translation of the French verb bouleverser is “to upset” or “to disrupt.” It is pronounced as “boo-leh-vayr-say.”
Bouleverser comes from the combination of two words: boule, meaning “ball” or “sphere,” and verser, meaning “to pour.” Together, these words create the image of something being thrown into chaos, like a ball being knocked over. In everyday French, bouleverser is often used to describe a strong emotion or event that upsets or disturbs someone.
In the Passé Composé tense, bouleverser is conjugated with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle bouleversé. Here are three examples of its usage:
- J’ai été bouleversé par le film. (I was upset by the movie.)
- Elle a bouleversé toutes mes certitudes. (She disrupted all my certainties.)
- Nous avons été bouleversés par les nouvelles. (We were disturbed by the news.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bouleverser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bouleversé | J’ai bouleversé ma vie. | I turned my life upside down. |
tu | as bouleversé | Tu as bouleversé le plan. | You disrupted the plan. |
il | a bouleversé | Il a bouleversé le marché. | He shook up the market. |
elle | a bouleversé | Elle a bouleversé mes sentiments. | She upset my feelings. |
on | a bouleversé | On a bouleversé la ville. | We turned the city upside down. |
nous | avons bouleversé | Nous avons bouleversé le système. | We disrupted the system. |
vous | avez bouleversé | Vous avez bouleversé mes plans. | You turned my plans upside down. |
ils | ont bouleversé | Ils ont bouleversé les règles. | They overturned the rules. |
elles | ont bouleversé | Elles ont bouleversé la soirée. | They ruined the evening. |
Other Conjugations for Bouleverser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouleverser
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Bouleverser – 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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