Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Introduction to the verb boursoufler
The English translation of the French verb boursoufler is “to swell up” or “to puff up.” It is pronounced as “boor-soo-flay.”
The word boursoufler comes from the Old French word “boursoufle,” meaning “a swelling” or “a blister.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that would have taken place before another past action.
Some examples of boursoufler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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Il était énervé car son visage avait boursouflé avant la soirée. (He was upset because his face had swollen up before the party.)
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Si le médicament n’avait pas fonctionné, sa jambe se serait boursouflée encore plus. (If the medicine hadn’t worked, her leg would have swollen up even more.)
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J’aurais aimé voir son expression quand ses mensonges ont boursouflé son visage. (I would have loved to see his expression when his lies made his face puff up.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of boursoufler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse boursouflé | Il est possible que je eusse boursouflé mon visage. | It’s possible that I had swollen my face. |
tu | eusses boursouflé | Je ne crois pas que tu eusses boursouflé mon visage. | I don’t believe you had swollen my face. |
il | eût boursouflé | Il est dommage qu’il eût boursouflé son visage. | It’s a pity he had swollen his face. |
elle | eût boursouflé | Elle a avoué qu’elle eût boursouflé son visage. | She admitted she had swollen her face. |
on | eût boursouflé | Il est possible qu’on eût boursouflé mon visage. | It’s possible someone had swollen my face. |
nous | eussions boursouflé | Il est peu probable que nous eussions boursouflé nos visages. | It’s not likely we had swollen our faces. |
vous | eussiez boursouflé | Il est possible que vous eussiez boursouflé vos visages. | It’s possible you had swollen your faces. |
ils | eussent boursouflé | Il est possible qu’ils eussent boursouflé leurs visages. | It’s possible they had swollen their faces. |
elles | eussent boursouflé | Je doute qu’elles eussent boursouflé leurs visages. | I doubt they had swollen their faces. |
Other Conjugations for Boursoufler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boursoufler
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Boursoufler – 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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