Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Introduction to the verb bouchonner
The English translation of the French verb bouchonner is “to polish” or “to buff.” It is pronounced “boo-sho-nay.”
Bouchonner comes from the word “bouchon,” which means “cork” or “stopper.” This is because the original meaning of the word bouchonner was “to stopper,” but it eventually came to refer to the action of polishing or buffing a surface.
In everyday French, bouchonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another past action, and is often used in subordinate clauses.
Here are three simple examples of bouchonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’espérais que tu eusses bouchonné la table avant que les invités n’arrivent. (I was hoping you had polished the table before the guests arrived.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions bouchonné les chaussures avant de sortir. (We had to have polished our shoes before going out.)
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Je souhaitais que vous eussiez bouchonné la voiture avant le voyage. (I wished you had polished the car before the trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bouchonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bouchonné | Je suis déçu qu’elle eusse bouchonné. | I am disappointed that I wish I had brushed. |
tu | eusses bouchonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bouchonné. | I wish you had brushed. |
il | eût bouchonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bouchonné. | I wish he had brushed. |
elle | eût bouchonné | Elle aurait été contente qu’il eût bouchonné. | She would have been happy if he had brushed. |
on | eût bouchonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bouchonné. | I wish one had brushed. |
nous | eussions bouchonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bouchonné. | I wish we had brushed. |
vous | eussiez bouchonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bouchonné. | I wish you had brushed. |
ils | eussent bouchonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bouchonné. | I wish they had brushed. |
elles | eussent bouchonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bouchonné. | I wish they had brushed. |
Other Conjugations for Bouchonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouchonner
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Bouchonner – 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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