Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Introduction to the verb boucler
The English translation of the French verb boucler is “to close/lock up” or “to end/finish”. It is pronounced as “boo-kleh” in its infinitive form.
The word boucler comes from the Old French word “bouclier” which means “to buckle” or “to fasten”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express actions that happened before a past event.
Here are three simple examples of how boucler is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais bouclé mon travail avant que tu n’arrives. (I had finished my work before you arrived.)
- Il avait bouclé ses valises avant que le train ne parte. (He had closed his suitcases before the train left.)
- Nous avions bouclé toutes les formalités avant que le vol ne décolle. (We had completed all the formalities before the flight took off.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boucler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bouclé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bouclé. | I wish I had looped. |
tu | eusses bouclé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bouclé. | I wish you had looped. |
il | eût bouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bouclé. | I wish he had looped. |
elle | eût bouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bouclé. | I wish she had looped. |
on | eût bouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bouclé. | I wish one had looped. |
nous | eussions bouclé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bouclé. | I wish we had looped. |
vous | eussiez bouclé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bouclé. | I wish you had looped. |
ils | eussent bouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bouclé. | I wish they had looped. |
elles | eussent bouclé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bouclé. | I wish they had looped. |
Other Conjugations for Boucler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boucler
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Boucler – 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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