Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb boursicoter

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The English translation of the French verb boursicoter is “to speculate” or “to play the stock market.” It is pronounced as “boor-see-ko-tay” in its infinitive form.

Boursicoter comes from the French word “bourse,” which means “stock market.” It is derived from the Dutch word “beurs,” which referred to a financial exchange in the 16th century. Boursicoter is most often used in everyday French to refer to buying and selling stocks or other financial investments for the purpose of making a profit.

In the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, boursicoter is conjugated as “j’ai boursicoté,” meaning “I have speculated” or “I played the stock market.”

Here are three simple examples of boursicoter used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:

  1. J’ai boursicoté pendant des années avant de réaliser des gains importants.
  • I speculated for years before making significant gains.
  1. Elle a boursicoté avec les économies de ses parents pour acheter des actions.
  • She played the stock market with her parents’ savings to buy stocks.
  1. Nous avons boursicoté en bourse et avons réussi à doubler notre investissement initial.
  • We speculated in the stock market and managed to double our initial investment.

Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of boursicoter

Pronoun Conjugation Short Example English Translation
je ai boursicoté J’ai boursicoté en bourse. I traded on the stock market.
tu as boursicoté Tu as boursicoté avec tes actions. You speculated with your stocks.
il a boursicoté Il a boursicoté sur les marchés financiers. He traded on the financial markets.
elle a boursicoté Elle a boursicoté pour gagner de l’argent. She speculated to make money.
on a boursicoté On a boursicoté toute la journée. We speculated all day.
nous avons boursicoté Nous avons boursicoté en ligne. We traded online.
vous avez boursicoté Vous avez boursicoté avec prudence. You traded cautiously.
ils ont boursicoté Ils ont boursicoté sur différentes valeurs. They traded on different stocks.
elles ont boursicoté Elles ont boursicoté pour leurs propres comptes. They traded for their own accounts.

Other Conjugations for Boursicoter.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter    (this article)

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursicoter

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Boursicoter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense

The French Passé Composé is a compound tense used to express actions or events that have been completed in the past. It is one of the most common past tenses in the French language and is typically used in everyday conversation to describe actions that occurred at a specific point in the past. The Passé Composé is constructed using an auxiliary verb (either “être” or “avoir”) and a past participle.

NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see our article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Formation of the Passé Composé

Set the auxiliary verb with either

“être” – used with a select group of verbs (mostly intransitive verbs of motion, reflexive verbs, and some others) or
“avoir” – used with most other verbs. 

Conjugate the auxiliary verb

If using “être,” you must conjugate it in the present tense according to the subject of the sentence. 
Je suis, Tu es, Il est, Nous sommes, Vous êtes, Ils sont 
If using “avoir,” conjugate it according to the subject as well: 
J’ai, Tu as, Elle a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils ont.  

Add the past participle

For regular -er verbs, remove the -er ending and add -é (e.g., “parler” becomes “parlé”). 
For regular -ir verbs, remove the -ir ending and add -i (e.g., “finir” becomes “fini”). 
For regular -re verbs, remove the -re ending and add -u (e.g., “vendre” becomes “vendu”). 
For irregular verbs, you’ll need to learn the past participles individually, as they don’t follow a regular pattern.

Common everyday usage patterns

Narrating Past Events

The Passé Composé is used to talk about specific actions or events that took place in the past. For example: “Hier, j’ai mangé une pizza” (Yesterday, I ate a pizza). 

Sequential Actions

When describing a series of actions in the past, the Passé Composé is used. For example: “D’abord, je me suis réveillé, puis je suis allé travailler” (First, I woke up, then I went to work). 

Describing Completed Actions

It’s used to emphasize that an action has been completed, often with a specific time reference. For example: “Elle a terminé son travail à 18 heures” (She finished her work at 6 p.m.). 

Interactions with other tenses

Imperfect Tense

The Passé Composé is often used in conjunction with the imperfect tense when telling a story or describing past events. The Passé Composé is used for specific actions that occurred, while the imperfect is used for background information or ongoing actions. 
For example: “Il pleuvait quand j’ai sorti mon parapluie” (It was raining when I took out my umbrella).

Conditional and Future Tenses

The Passé Composé is used as a reference point in complex sentences to establish the sequence of events in relation to future or conditional actions. 
For example: “Quand il est arrivé, je lui ai donné ton message” (When he arrived, I gave him your message). 

Summary

The French Passé Composé is an essential tense for talking about completed actions in the past in everyday conversation. It’s important to master the choice of auxiliary verb and the past participle conjugation for various verbs to use it effectively.

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