Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Introduction to the verb boustifailler
The English translation of the French verb boustifailler is “to gobble up” or “to devour.” The infinitive form, boustifailler, is pronounced “boo-stee-fah-yay.”
The word boustifailler comes from the Old French word “bausfil,” which means “to eat gluttonously.” It is a combination of the words “bousti,” meaning “to stuff oneself,” and “failler,” meaning “to fail.”
In everyday French, boustifailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past. Here are three examples of how it can be used in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je doute qu’il boustifaille autant qu’avant.
Translation: I doubt that he was gobbling up as much as before. -
Il fallait que les enfants boustifaillent avant de partir.
Translation: The children had to gobble up before leaving. -
J’aimerais que tu ne boustifailles pas autant de bonbons.
Translation: I wish you didn’t gobble up so many candies.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of boustifailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | boustifaille | Si je n’avais pas faim, je boustifaille pas. | If I wasn’t hungry, I wouldn’t eat. |
tu | boustifailles | Si tu étais ici, tu boustifailles avec nous. | If you were here, you would eat with us. |
il | boustifaille | Il serait content si il boustifaille avec sa famille. | He would be happy if he ate with his family. |
elle | boustifaille | Elle serait étonnée si elle boustifaille autant. | She would be surprised if she ate so much. |
on | boustifaille | Si on boustifaille chez nous, c’est souvent pizza. | If we eat at home, it’s often pizza. |
nous | boustifail |
Other Conjugations for Boustifailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boustifailler
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Boustifailler – 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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