Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Introduction to the verb boubouler
The English translation of the French verb boubouler is “to stumble” or “to trip.” The infinitive form, boubouler, is pronounced as “boo-boo-lay.”
Boubouler comes from the French word “boule,” which means ball. The suffix “-er” is added to the word to form the verb. Boubouler is a common verb used in everyday French, especially in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of how boubouler is used in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- Hier, je bouboulais sur les cailloux et je suis tombé. (Yesterday, I stumbled on the rocks and I fell.)
- Elle m’a raconté qu’elle avait bouboulé sur la scène en plein milieu de sa performance. (She told me that she had stumbled on stage in the middle of her performance.)
- Nous étions en train de courir quand mon ami a bouboulé et s’est foulé la cheville. (We were running when my friend stumbled and sprained his ankle.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boubouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bouboulé | J’avais bouboulé la pâte. | I had kneaded the dough. |
tu | tu avais bouboulé | Tu avais bouboulé le pain. | You had kneaded the bread. |
il | il avait bouboulé | Il avait bouboulé les ingrédients. | He had kneaded the ingredients. |
elle | elle avait bouboulé | Elle avait bouboulé la pâte à pizza. | She had kneaded the pizza dough. |
on | on avait bouboulé | On avait bouboulé la pâte à crêpes. | One had kneaded the crepe batter. |
nous | nous avions bouboulé | Nous avions bouboulé la pâte à galette. | We had kneaded the flatbread dough. |
vous | vous aviez bouboulé | Vous aviez bouboulé la pâte à tarte. | You had kneaded the pie crust. |
ils | ils avaient bouboulé | Ils avaient bouboulé la pâte à choux. | They had kneaded the pastry dough. |
elles | elles avaient bouboulé | Elles avaient bouboulé la pâte à brioche. | They had kneaded the brioche dough. |
Other Conjugations for Boubouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boubouler
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Boubouler – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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