Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Introduction to the verb bousiller
The English translation of the French verb bousiller is “to ruin” or “to wreck.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boo-see-yay.”
Bousiller comes from the French slang word “bouze,” which means “mess” or “rubbish.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express an action that has been completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of bousiller in the Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
- J’avais bousillé ma voiture avant de partir en vacances. (I had wrecked my car before leaving on vacation.)
- Elle avait bousillé son examen à cause du stress. (She had ruined her exam because of stress.)
- Nous avions bousillé notre chance de gagner à cause d’une erreur stupide. (We had ruined our chance of winning because of a stupid mistake.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bousiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bousillé | J’avais bousillé la machine. | I had ruined the machine. |
tu | tu avais bousillé | Tu avais bousillé ta voiture. | You had wrecked your car. |
il | il avait bousillé | Il avait bousillé son ordinateur. | He had broken his computer. |
elle | elle avait bousillé | Elle avait bousillé ses chaussures. | She had damaged her shoes. |
on | on avait bousillé | On avait bousillé la télévision. | One had messed up the TV. |
nous | nous avions bousillé | Nous avions bousillé le projet. | We had ruined the project. |
vous | vous aviez bousillé | Vous aviez bousillé la soirée. | You had ruined the evening. |
ils | ils avaient bousillé | Ils avaient bousillé leur amitié. | They had destroyed their friendship. |
elles | elles avaient bousillé | Elles avaient bousillé leur réputation. | They had damaged their reputation. |
Other Conjugations for Bousiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
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Bousiller – 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
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