Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Introduction to the verb boucher
The English translation of the French verb boucher is “to plug,” “to block,” or “to fill in.”
The infinitive form of boucher is pronounced “boo-shay.”
The language origin of boucher comes from the Old French word “bouchier,” which means “butcher.” This verb is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that is completed in the past but is still uncertain or hypothetical.
Three simple examples of boucher in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- Il fallait que j’aie bouché le trou avant qu’il ne pleuve. (I had to plug the hole before it rained.)
- Je regrettais que tu eusses bouché la bouteille. (I regretted that you had filled the bottle.)
- Il était possible que nous eussions bouché la fissure, mais nous n’avions pas les outils nécessaires. (It was possible that we had blocked the crack, but we didn’t have the necessary tools.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bouché | J’aurais préféré que je eusse bouché le vin. | I wish I had corked the wine. |
tu | eusses bouché | J’aurais préféré que tu eusses bouché le vin. | I wish you had corked the wine. |
il | eût bouché | J’aurais préféré qu’il eût bouché le vin. | I wish he had corked the wine. |
elle | eût bouché | J’aurais préféré qu’elle eût bouché le vin. | I wish she had corked the wine. |
on | eût bouché | J’aurais préféré qu’on eût bouché le vin. | I wish one had corked the wine. |
nous | eussions bouché | J’aurais préféré que nous eussions bouché le vin. | I wish we had corked the wine. |
vous | eussiez bouché | J’aurais préféré que vous eussiez bouché le vin. | I wish you had corked the wine. |
ils | eussent bouché | J’aurais préféré qu’ils eussent bouché le vin. | I wish they had corked the wine. |
elles | eussent bouché | J’aurais préféré qu’elles eussent bouché le vin. | I wish they had corked the wine. |
Other Conjugations for Boucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucher
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Boucher – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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