Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) 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/shove.” It is pronounced “boo-skoo-lay.”
The origin of the word bousculer can be traced back to the French word “bouscule,” which means “to bump into.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
3 examples of bousculer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense:
- Il fallait que je bousculasse les autres pour arriver à temps. (I had to push/shove others to arrive on time.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne bousculasses pas les gens dans la foule. (I wish you hadn’t pushed/shoved people in the crowd.)
- Si tu ne bousculais pas autant, tu ne te ferais pas autant d’ennemis. (If you didn’t jostle so much, you wouldn’t make so many enemies.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of bousculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bousculasse | Je serais moins en retard si je bousculasse moins. | I would be less late if I bumped into less people. |
tu | bousculasses | Si tu bousculasses moins, tu serais plus poli. | If you bumped into less people, you would be more polite. |
il | bousculât | Il faudrait qu’il bousculât moins pour être bien vu. | He would have to bump into less people to be well-regarded. |
elle | bousculât | Elle s’excuserait si elle bousculât quelqu’un. | She would apologize if she bumped into someone. |
on | bousculât | Si on bousculât moins, on serait plus calme. | If one bumped into less people, one would be more calm. |
nous | bousculassions | Si nous bousculassions tout le monde, nous ferions des ennemis. | If we bumped into everyone, we would make enemies. |
vous | bousculassiez | Si vous bousculassiez moins, vous seriez plus attentif. | If you bumped into less people, you would be more attentive. |
ils | bousculassent | S’ils bousculassent moins, ils éviteraient les conflits. | If they bumped into less people, they would avoid conflicts. |
elles | bousculassent | Si les femmes bousculassent plus souvent, elles seraient mieux respectées. | If women bumped into people more often, they would be more respected. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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