bouger: Conjugation

The bouger conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb bouger according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of bouger, click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of bouger at the end of this page.

PresentPerfect

jebouge
tubouges
il/ellebouge
nousbougeons
vousbougez
ils/ellesbougent
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

j'ai bougé
tuas bougé
il/ellea bougé
nousavons bougé
vousavez bougé
ils/ellesont bougé
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

ImperfectPluperfect

jebougeais
tubougeais
il/ellebougeait
nousbougions
vousbougiez
ils/ellesbougeaient
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

j'avais bougé
tuavais bougé
il/elleavait bougé
nousavions bougé
vousaviez bougé
ils/ellesavaient bougé
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

FutureFuture-perfect

jebougerai
tubougeras
il/ellebougera
nousbougerons
vousbougerez
ils/ellesbougeront
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

j'aurai bougé
tuauras bougé
il/elleaura bougé
nousaurons bougé
vousaurez bougé
ils/ellesauront bougé
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

ConditionalConditional perfect

jebougerais
tubougerais
il/ellebougerait
nousbougerions
vousbougeriez
ils/ellesbougeraient
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

j'aurais bougé
tuaurais bougé
il/elleaurait bougé
nousaurions bougé
vousauriez bougé
ils/ellesauraient bougé
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

Present subjunctivePerfect subjunctive

jebouge
tubouges
il/ellebouge
nousbougions
vousbougiez
ils/ellesbougent
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

j'aie bougé
tuaies bougé
il/elleait bougé
nousayons bougé
vousayez bougé
ils/ellesaient bougé
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

Past historicPast anterior

jebougeai
tubougeas
il/ellebougea
nousbougeâmes
vousbougeâtes
ils/ellesbougèrent
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

j'eus bougé
tueus bougé
il/elleeut bougé
nouseûmes bougé
vouseûtes bougé
ils/elleseurent bougé
Pronounce these verb forms Pronounce these verb forms

In terms of pronunciation, this is a completely regular -er verb.

A slight complication affects the spelling only: when g would occur before o or a, an e is inserted so that the "soft g sound" [ʒ] is still represented.