Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Introduction to the verb bouder
The English translation of the French verb bouder is “to sulk.” It is pronounced as “boo-day.”
The word “bouder” can be traced back to the Old French word “boude,” meaning “sullen” or “pouting.” It is believed to have originated from a blend of the Latin word “bota,” meaning “boot,” and the Old Norse word “búi,” meaning “dwelling.”
In everyday French, the verb bouder is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express actions that are uncertain or hypothetical in the past.
Here are three simple examples of bouder in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their respective translations:
- Il est dommage que tu aies boudé toute la soirée. (It’s a shame that you sulked the whole evening.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu n’aies pas boude hier soir. (I would have preferred if you hadn’t sulked last night.)
- Je doute qu’elle ait boude longtemps après notre dispute. (I doubt she sulked for long after our argument.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bouder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie boudé | Je ne crois pas que j’aie boudé. | I don’t believe I sulked. |
tu | aies boudé | Il est possible que tu aies boudé. | It’s possible you sulked. |
il | ait boudé | Il est important qu’il ait boudé. | It’s important he sulked. |
elle | ait boudé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait boudé. | She prefers she sulked. |
on | ait boudé | On aimerait bien qu’on ait boudé. | We would like it if we had sulked. |
nous | ayons boudé | Il est possible que nous ayons boudé. | It’s possible we sulked. |
vous | ayez boudé | Il faut que vous ayez boudé. | You must have sulked. |
ils | aient boudé | Ils veulent qu’ils aient boudé. | They want to have sulked. |
elles | aient boudé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient boudé. | They doubt they sulked. |
Other Conjugations for Bouder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouder
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Bouder – 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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