Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Introduction to the verb boursouffler
The English translation of the French verb boursouffler is “to puff up” or “to become bloated.” The infinitive form is pronounced “boor-soo-flay.”
The word boursouffler comes from the Middle French word “boursoufler” which means “to swell up” or “to bloat.” It is derived from the word “bourse” which means “purse” or “bag,” possibly referring to the idea of something becoming swollen or inflated like a bag.
In everyday French, boursouffler is often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe something that has become swollen or puffed up in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Hier, après avoir mangé trop de nourriture, mon ventre s’est boursouflé. (Yesterday, after eating too much food, my stomach became bloated.)
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La grenouille s’est boursouflée en gonflant ses poumons pour faire un grand saut. (The frog puffed up its body by inflating its lungs to make a big jump.)
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Les ballons se sont boursouflés au soleil et ont finalement éclaté. (The balloons became bloated in the sun and eventually burst.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of boursouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai boursouflé | J’ai boursouflé mon visage. | I puffed up my face. |
tu | as boursouflé | Tu as boursouflé ta joue. | You puffed up your cheek. |
il | a boursouflé | Il a boursouflé son ventre. | He puffed up his belly. |
elle | a boursouflé | Elle a boursouflé son bras. | She puffed up her arm. |
on | a boursouflé | On a boursouflé le ballon. | We puffed up the ball. |
nous | avons boursouflé | Nous avons boursouflé nos visages. | We puffed up our faces. |
vous | avez boursouflé | Vous avez boursouflé vos mains. | You puffed up your hands. |
ils | ont boursouflé | Ils ont boursouflé leur poitrine. | They puffed up their chest. |
elles | ont boursouflé | Elles ont boursouflé leurs pieds. | They puffed up their feet. |
Other Conjugations for Boursouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
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Boursouffler – 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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