Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Introduction to the verb bousculer
The English translation of the French verb bousculer is to jostle or to push around. It is pronounced as “boo-sku-leh”.
The word bousculer comes from the Old French word “bosculer” which means to shake or to push. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais bousculé la table avant que le verre ne tombe. (I had jostled the table before the glass fell.)
- Tu avais bousculé les gens en courant dans la rue. (You had pushed people around while running on the street.)
- Elle avait bousculé son frère pour attraper le dernier morceau de gâteau. (She had jostled her brother to grab the last piece of cake.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bousculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bousculé | J’avais bousculé mon voisin. | I had bumped into my neighbor. |
tu | tu avais bousculé | Tu avais bousculé le chien. | You had shoved the dog. |
il | il avait bousculé | Il avait bousculé la foule. | He had jostled the crowd. |
elle | elle avait bousculé | Elle avait bousculé son sac. | She had pushed her bag. |
on | on avait bousculé | On avait bousculé les tables. | One had knocked over the tables. |
nous | nous avions bousculé | Nous avions bousculé les gens. | We had bumped into people. |
vous | vous aviez bousculé | Vous aviez bousculé le serveur. | You had pushed the waiter. |
ils | ils avaient bousculé | Ils avaient bousculé les passants. | They had jostled the passers-by. |
elles | elles avaient bousculé | Elles avaient bousculé les enfants. | They had bumped into the children. |
Other Conjugations for Bousculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousculer
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Bousculer – 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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