Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Introduction to the verb bourgeonner
The English translation of the French verb bourgeonner is “to bud” or “to sprout.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “boor-zhuh-nay.”
Bourgeonner comes from the Old French word “bourgeon,” meaning “bud” or “sprout.” It is derived from the Latin word “burra,” meaning “bud” or “shoot.”
In everyday French, bourgeonner is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imperfect Subjunctive form, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of bourgeonner in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’aurais aimé que les fleurs aient bourgeonné plus tôt. (I wish the flowers had budded earlier.)
- Il était étonnant que les arbres eussent bourgeonné en plein hiver. (It was astonishing that the trees had sprouted in the middle of winter.)
- Nous aurions voulu que les légumes aient bourgeonné dans notre jardin. (We would have liked the vegetables to have sprouted in our garden.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. The verb bourgeonner is conjugated in this tense to indicate that the action of budding or sprouting did not actually occur.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bourgeonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bourgeonné. | I wish I had budded. |
tu | eusses bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bourgeonné. | I wish you had budded. |
il | eût bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bourgeonné. | I wish he had budded. |
elle | eût bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bourgeonné. | I wish she had budded. |
on | eût bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bourgeonné. | I wish one had budded. |
nous | eussions bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bourgeonné. | I wish we had budded. |
vous | eussiez bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bourgeonné. | I wish you had budded. |
ils | eussent bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bourgeonné. | I wish they had budded. |
elles | eussent bourgeonné | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bourgeonné. | I wish they had budded. |
Other Conjugations for Bourgeonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourgeonner
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Bourgeonner – 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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