Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Introduction to the verb bûcher
The English translation of the French verb bûcher is “to work hard” or “to toil”. It is pronounced as “byoo-shay” in its infinitive form.
The word bûcher comes from the Latin word “bucca”, meaning “cheek” or “mouth”. In the 14th century, it was used to refer to the act of working hard or laboring, and it eventually evolved into its current meaning.
In everyday French, bûcher is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate past actions that were completed or ongoing in the past. It is often used in a figurative sense to express intense effort or hard work.
Some examples of bûcher in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai bûché toute la nuit pour finir mon rapport. (I worked hard all night to finish my report.)
- Elle a bûché pendant des mois pour réussir son examen. (She toiled for months to pass her exam.)
- Nous avons bûché durant des années pour construire notre entreprise. (We worked hard for years to build our company.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bûcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bûché | J’ai bûché toute la journée. | I chopped wood all day. |
tu | as bûché | Tu as bûché le bois de chauffage. | You chopped firewood. |
il | a bûché | Il a bûché le tronc d’arbre. | He chopped the tree trunk. |
elle | a bûché | Elle a bûché la souche. | She chopped the stump. |
on | a bûché | On a bûché les branches. | We chopped the branches. |
nous | avons bûché | Nous avons bûché ensemble. | We chopped together. |
vous | avez bûché | Vous avez bûché le bois de chauffage. | You chopped the firewood. |
ils | ont bûché | Ils ont bûché toute la forêt. | They chopped the entire forest. |
elles | ont bûché | Elles ont bûché la récolte. | They chopped the harvest. |
Other Conjugations for Bûcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bûcher
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Bûcher – 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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