Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Introduction to the verb bourder
The English translation of the French verb bourder is “to make a blunder” or “to goof up.” It is pronounced as “boor-deh” in the infinitive form.
Bourder comes from the Old French word “bourde,” which means “joke” or “trick.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (present perfect) tense to talk about mistakes or blunders that have been made in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how bourder can be used in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai bourdé en écrivant l’adresse sur l’enveloppe. (I made a mistake while writing the address on the envelope.)
- Nous avons bourdé en réservant un hôtel sans petit-déjeuner inclus. (We goofed up by booking a hotel without breakfast included.)
- Ils ont bourdé en envoyant le colis à la mauvaise adresse. (They made a blunder by sending the package to the wrong address.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bourder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bourdé | J’ai bourdé hier soir. | I messed up last night. |
tu | as bourdé | Tu as bourdé ta réponse. | You messed up your answer. |
il | a bourdé | Il a bourdé son discours. | He messed up his speech. |
elle | a bourdé | Elle a bourdé sa présentation. | She messed up her presentation. |
on | a bourdé | On a bourdé la recette. | We messed up the recipe. |
nous | avons bourdé | Nous avons bourdé nos examens. | We messed up our exams. |
vous | avez bourdé | Vous avez bourdé l’invitation. | You messed up the invitation. |
ils | ont bourdé | Ils ont bourdé la soirée. | They messed up the evening. |
elles | ont bourdé | Elles ont bourdé leur projet. | They messed up their project. |
Other Conjugations for Bourder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourder
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Bourder – 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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