Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Introduction to the verb bourrer
The English translation of the French verb bourrer is “to stuff” or “to cram.” The infinitive form, bourrer, is pronounced as “boor-ray.”
The word bourrer comes from the Old French word “borrer,” which meant “to stuff” or “to put into a bag.” In modern French, it is mostly used to describe the action of filling something tightly or overfilling it.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, bourrer is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is often used in more formal or literary contexts.
Here are three examples of bourrer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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Ils avaient bourré leurs sacs avant de partir en voyage. (They had stuffed their bags before leaving on the trip.)
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Elle avait bourré son sac de livres avant le début du voyage. (She had crammed her bag with books before the start of the trip.)
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J’avais bourré mon sac avec tout ce dont j’avais besoin pour la journée. (I had filled my bag with everything I needed for the day.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bourrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bourré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bourré. | I wish I had stuffed. |
tu | eusses bourré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bourré. | I wish you had stuffed. |
il | eût bourré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bourré. | I wish he had stuffed. |
elle | eût bourré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bourré. | I wish she had stuffed. |
on | eût bourré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bourré. | I wish one had stuffed. |
nous | eussions bourré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bourré. | I wish we had stuffed. |
vous | eussiez bourré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bourré. | I wish you had stuffed. |
ils | eussent bourré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bourré. | I wish they had stuffed. |
elles | eussent bourré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bourré. | I wish they had stuffed. |
Other Conjugations for Bourrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bourrer
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Bourrer – 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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