Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Introduction to the verb bousiller
The English translation of the French verb bousiller is “to ruin” or “to wreck.” It is pronounced as “boo-zee-yay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the verb bousiller can be traced back to the word “bousille,” which in Old French meant “to beat” or “to smash.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the imperfect subjunctive form followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of using bousiller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais bousillé mon téléphone si je n’avais pas acheté une nouvelle coque. (I would have ruined my phone if I hadn’t bought a new case.)
- Elle avait bousillé sa robe en la lavant à haute température. (She would have wrecked her dress by washing it at a high temperature.)
- Nous avions bousillé notre soirée en se disputant. (We would have ruined our evening by arguing.)
English translations:
- I would have ruined my phone if I hadn’t bought a new case.
- She would have wrecked her dress by washing it at a high temperature.
- We would have ruined our evening by arguing.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bousiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bousillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bousillé. | I wish I had messed up. |
tu | eusses bousillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bousillé. | I wish you had messed up. |
il | eût bousillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bousillé. | I wish he had messed up. |
elle | eût bousillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bousillé. | I wish she had messed up. |
on | eût bousillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bousillé. | I wish one had messed up. |
nous | eussions bousillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bousillé. | I wish we had messed up. |
vous | eussiez bousillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bousillé. | I wish you had messed up. |
ils | eussent bousillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bousillé. | I wish they had messed up. |
elles | eussent bousillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bousillé. | I wish they had messed up. |
Other Conjugations for Bousiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bousiller
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Bousiller – 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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