Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Introduction to the verb bourdonner
The English translation of the French verb bourdonner is “to buzz” or “to hum.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boor-doh-nay.”
Bourdonner comes from the Old French word “borde” meaning “to buzz” or “to drone.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of bourdonner being used in the Passé Composé tense:
- Les abeilles ont bourdonné autour des fleurs. (The bees buzzed around the flowers.)
- Quand j’ai tourné la clé, le moteur a commencé à bourdonner. (When I turned the key, the engine started to hum.)
- Elle a bourdonné toute la nuit à cause du bruit des moustiques. (She buzzed all night because of the sound of mosquitoes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bourdonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bourdonné | J’ai bourdonné toute la journée. | I buzzed all day. |
tu | as bourdonné | Tu as bourdonné comme une abeille. | You buzzed like a bee. |
il | a bourdonné | Il a bourdonné dans ses écouteurs. | He buzzed in his headphones. |
elle | a bourdonné | Elle a bourdonné autour des fleurs. | She buzzed around the flowers. |
on | a bourdonné | On a bourdonné dans la salle. | We buzzed in the room. |
nous | avons bourdonné | Nous avons bourdonné en équipe. | We buzzed as a team. |
vous | avez bourdonné | Vous avez bourdonné au téléphone. | You buzzed on the phone. |
ils | ont bourdonné | Ils ont bourdonné dans la rue. | They buzzed in the street. |
elles | ont bourdonné | Elles ont bourdonné dans la ruche. | They buzzed in the hive. |
Other Conjugations for Bourdonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourdonner
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Bourdonner – 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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