Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Introduction to the verb boursouffler
The English translation of the French verb boursouffler is “to puff up” or “to inflate.” It is pronounced as “boor-soo-flay.”
The word boursouffler comes from the combination of the words “bourre,” meaning “padding” or “stuffing,” and “souffler,” meaning “to blow.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express uncertainty or doubt about a past event.
Here are three examples of boursouffler used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, along with their English translations:
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Il est possible que le ballon se soit boursoufflé à cause de la pression de l’air. (It is possible that the ball inflated due to the air pressure.)
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J’aimerais que tu aies boursoufflé les pneus de la voiture avant notre voyage. (I wish you had puffed up the car tires before our trip.)
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Il doutait que la grenouille ait boursoufflé sa gorge en mangeant le moucheron. (He doubted that the frog puffed up its throat while eating the fly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of boursouffler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie boursoufflé | Je suis content que j’aie boursoufflé. | I’m glad I blew up. |
tu | aies boursoufflé | Tu veux que tu aies boursoufflé. | You want to have blown up. |
il | ait boursoufflé | Il faut qu’il ait boursoufflé. | He needs to have blown up. |
elle | ait boursoufflé | Elle espère qu’elle ait boursoufflé. | She hopes she blew up. |
on | ait boursoufflé | On ne pense pas qu’on ait boursoufflé. | We don’t think we blew up. |
nous | ayons boursoufflé | Il est possible que nous ayons boursoufflé. | It’s possible we blew up. |
vous | ayez boursoufflé | Il est important que vous ayez boursoufflé. | It’s important you blew up. |
ils | aient boursoufflé | Ils redoutent qu’ils aient boursoufflé. | They dread they blew up. |
elles | aient boursoufflé | Elles regrettent qu’elles aient boursoufflé. | They regret they blew up. |
Other Conjugations for Boursouffler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursouffler
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Boursouffler – 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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