Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Introduction to the verb bosser
The English translation of the French verb bosser is “to work” or “to toil.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bo-say.”
Bosser comes from the French word “bosse,” which means “hump” or “bump.” In its original usage, bosser meant to work hard or laboriously, similar to the physical labor of carrying a heavy load.
In everyday French, bosser is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express an action that may have happened in the past, but its outcome is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is typically used in subordinate clauses after certain conjunctions, such as “que” or “pour que.”
Examples:
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Il faut que j’aie bossé dur pour obtenir cette promotion. (I must have worked hard to get this promotion.)
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J’avais peur que tu aies bossé toute la nuit sans prendre de pause. (I was afraid you had worked all night without taking a break.)
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Nous aurions préféré que vous ayez bossé plus tôt pour finir plus tôt. (We would have preferred you had worked earlier to finish earlier.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bossé | Je doute que j’aie bossé. | I doubt that I worked. |
tu | aies bossé | Il faut que tu aies bossé. | You must have worked. |
il | ait bossé | Il est possible qu’il ait bossé. | It’s possible he worked. |
elle | ait bossé | Elle craint qu’elle ait bossé. | She fears she worked. |
on | ait bossé | On veut qu’on ait bossé. | We want it to have been worked. |
nous | ayons bossé | Espérons que nous ayons bossé. | Let’s hope we worked. |
vous | ayez bossé | Il est important que vous ayez bossé. | It’s important that you worked. |
ils | aient bossé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bossé. | They doubt they worked. |
elles | aient bossé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bossé. | They prefer they worked. |
Other Conjugations for Bosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bosser
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Bosser – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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