Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Introduction to the verb bouler
The English translation of the French verb bouler is to ball or to roll. The infinitive form, bouler, is pronounced “boo-lay.”
The word bouler comes from the Old French word “boule,” meaning “ball,” which comes from the Latin word “bulla,” also meaning “ball.”
In everyday French, bouler is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Here are three examples of bouler in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais boulé la pâte avant que tu arrives. (I had rolled the dough before you arrived.)
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Nous avions déjà boulé les boules de neige lorsque nos amis sont arrivés. (We had already balled the snow when our friends arrived.)
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Ils avaient boulé les boules de pétanque avant la pluie. (They had balled the petanque balls before the rain.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais boulé | J’avais boulé le ballon. | I had bowled the ball. |
tu | tu avais boulé | Tu avais boulé le strike. | You had bowled a strike. |
il | il avait boulé | Il avait boulé le jeu. | He had bowled the game. |
elle | elle avait boulé | Elle avait boulé le jeu. | She had bowled the game. |
on | on avait boulé | On avait boulé une partie. | One had bowled a game. |
nous | nous avions boulé | Nous avions boulé des spares. | We had bowled spares. |
vous | vous aviez boulé | Vous aviez boulé les quilles. | You had bowled the pins. |
ils | ils avaient boulé | Ils avaient boulé dans l’allée. | They had bowled in the alley. |
elles | elles avaient boulé | Elles avaient boulé le jeu. | They had bowled the game. |
Other Conjugations for Bouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouler
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Bouler – 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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