Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Introduction to the verb bourlinguer
The English translation of the French verb bourlinguer is “to roam” or “to wander”. It is pronounced as “boor-lehn-ger”.
The word bourlinguer is derived from the French word “ballon” meaning “to roll” and the suffix “-er” which is used to form verbs. It is often used in everyday French to express the action of traveling, roaming or wandering around without a specific direction or purpose.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, bourlinguer is most often used in a negative form to express a doubt, a wish or a possibility. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
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Je doute qu’il ait bourlingué à travers l’Europe. (I doubt he roamed through Europe.) In this sentence, the Subjonctif Passé form “ait bourlingué” is used to express doubt about the action of roaming.
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J’aurais aimé que nous ayons bourlingué ensemble. (I wish we had roamed together.) In this sentence, the Subjonctif Passé form “ayons bourlingué” is used to express a wish or a desire.
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Il est possible qu’ils aient bourlingué toute la nuit. (It’s possible they roamed all night.) In this sentence, the Subjonctif Passé form “aient bourlingué” is used to express a possibility.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bourlinguer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bourlingué | Je veux que j’aie bourlingué. | I want to have wandered. |
tu | aies bourlingué | Il faut que tu aies bourlingué. | You must have wandered. |
il | ait bourlingué | Il est possible qu’il ait bourlingué. | It’s possible he wandered. |
elle | ait bourlingué | Elle craint qu’elle ait bourlingué. | She fears she wandered. |
on | ait bourlingué | On veut qu’on ait bourlingué. | We want it to have been wandered. |
nous | ayons bourlingué | Nous espérons que nous ayons bourlingué. | Let’s hope we wandered. |
vous | ayez bourlingué | Il est important que vous ayez bourlingué. | It’s important that you wandered. |
ils | aient bourlingué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bourlingué. | They doubt they wandered. |
elles | aient bourlingué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bourlingué. | They prefer they wandered. |
Other Conjugations for Bourlinguer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourlinguer
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Bourlinguer – 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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