Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Introduction to the verb esbroufer
The English translation of the French verb esbroufer is to brag or to boast. It is pronounced as “es-broo-fay”.
The origin of the word esbroufer is uncertain, but it is believed to have originated from the French word “broufe”, which means noise or disturbance. It is mostly used in colloquial French to describe someone who boasts or exaggerates about their accomplishments.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, esbroufer is used to express a past action that could have happened, but did not. It is often used in conjunction with the conditional tense to express a hypothetical situation.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je regrette qu’il ait tant esbroufé sur son voyage à l’étranger. (I regret that he boasted so much about his trip abroad.)
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Il aurait mieux fait de se taire au lieu de s’esbroufer devant tout le monde. (He would have been better off keeping quiet instead of bragging in front of everyone.)
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Si tu avais écouté mes conseils, tu ne serais pas en train de t’esbroufer maintenant. (If you had listened to my advice, you wouldn’t be bragging now.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of esbroufer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse esbroufé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse esbroufé. | I wish I had conned. |
tu | eusses esbroufé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses esbroufé. | I wish you had conned. |
il | eût esbroufé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût esbroufé. | I wish he had conned. |
elle | eût esbroufé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût esbroufé. | I wish she had conned. |
on | eût esbroufé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût esbroufé. | I wish one had conned. |
nous | eussions esbroufé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions esbroufé. | I wish we had conned. |
vous | eussiez esbroufé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez esbroufé. | I wish you had conned. |
ils | eussent esbroufé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent esbroufé. | I wish they had conned. |
elles | eussent esbroufé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent esbroufé. | I wish they had conned. |
Other Conjugations for Esbroufer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb esbroufer
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Esbroufer – 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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