Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Introduction to the verb bouger
The English translation of the French verb bouger is “to move.” It is pronounced as “boo-zhay” in its infinitive form.
The word bouger has Latin origins, coming from the verb “bogare” which means “to move.” It entered the French language in the 12th century. In everyday French, bouger is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. This tense is formed by combining the subjonctif imparfait of the auxiliary verb avoir or être with the past participle of bouger.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je doute qu’il ait bougé de son lit. (I doubt he moved from his bed.)
- Nous aurions aimé que tu aies bougé plus tôt. (We would have liked for you to have moved earlier.)
- Il est possible qu’elle se soit bougée pendant la nuit. (It is possible that she moved during the night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bouger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bougé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bougé. | I wish I had moved. |
tu | eusses bougé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bougé. | I wish you had moved. |
il | eût bougé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bougé. | I wish he had moved. |
elle | eût bougé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bougé. | I wish she had moved. |
on | eût bougé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bougé. | I wish one had moved. |
nous | eussions bougé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bougé. | I wish we had moved. |
vous | eussiez bougé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bougé. | I wish you had moved. |
ils | eussent bougé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bougé. | I wish they had moved. |
elles | eussent bougé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bougé. | I wish they had moved. |
Other Conjugations for Bouger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouger
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Bouger – 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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