Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Introduction to the verb esbroufer
The English translation of the French verb esbroufer is “to bluff” or “to boast”. It is pronounced as “es-broo-fay” in the infinitive form.
The word esbroufer comes from the French word “brouf” meaning “bluster” or “bragging”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé or Present Perfect tense to talk about past actions or events that have been completed.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai esbroufé mes camarades avec mes talents de danseur. (I bluffed my friends with my dancing skills.)
- Elle a esbroufé tout le monde en prétendant être une star de cinéma. (She boasted to everyone that she was a movie star.)
- Il a esbroufé son CV pour obtenir le poste. (He exaggerated on his resume to get the job.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of esbroufer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai esbroufé | J’ai esbroufé mes amis. | I fooled my friends. |
tu | as esbroufé | Tu as esbroufé ta famille. | You fooled your family. |
il | a esbroufé | Il a esbroufé ses collègues. | He fooled his colleagues. |
elle | a esbroufé | Elle a esbroufé son patron. | She fooled her boss. |
on | a esbroufé | On a esbroufé les voisins. | We fooled the neighbors. |
nous | avons esbroufé | Nous avons esbroufé nos adversaires. | We fooled our opponents. |
vous | avez esbroufé | Vous avez esbroufé les clients. | You fooled the clients. |
ils | ont esbroufé | Ils ont esbroufé leurs professeurs. | They fooled their teachers. |
elles | ont esbroufé | Elles ont esbroufé leurs camarades. | They fooled their classmates. |
Other Conjugations for Esbroufer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
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Esbroufer – 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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