busquer

French

Etymology

See busc

Pronunciation
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Verb

busquer

  1. to busk (dress)

Conjugation
Conjugation of busquer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple busquer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple busquant
/bys.kɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle busqué
/bys.ke/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present busque
/bysk/		 busques
/bysk/		 busque
/bysk/		 busquons
/bys.kɔ̃/		 busquez
/bys.ke/		 busquent
/bysk/
imperfect busquais
/bys.kɛ/		 busquais
/bys.kɛ/		 busquait
/bys.kɛ/		 busquions
/bys.kjɔ̃/		 busquiez
/bys.kje/		 busquaient
/bys.kɛ/
past historic2 busquai
/bys.ke/		 busquas
/bys.ka/		 busqua
/bys.ka/		 busquâmes
/bys.kam/		 busquâtes
/bys.kat/		 busquèrent
/bys.kɛʁ/
future busquerai
/bys.kə.ʁe/		 busqueras
/bys.kə.ʁa/		 busquera
/bys.kə.ʁa/		 busquerons
/bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/		 busquerez
/bys.kə.ʁe/		 busqueront
/bys.kə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional busquerais
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/		 busquerais
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/		 busquerait
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/		 busquerions
/bys.kə.ʁjɔ̃/		 busqueriez
/bys.kə.ʁje/		 busqueraient
/bys.kə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present busque
/bysk/		 busques
/bysk/		 busque
/bysk/		 busquions
/bys.kjɔ̃/		 busquiez
/bys.kje/		 busquent
/bysk/
imperfect2 busquasse
/bys.kas/		 busquasses
/bys.kas/		 busquât
/bys.ka/		 busquassions
/bys.ka.sjɔ̃/		 busquassiez
/bys.ka.sje/		 busquassent
/bys.kas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — busque
/bysk/		 — busquons
/bys.kɔ̃/		 busquez
/bys.ke/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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