Key facts

Bourrer

To stuff · to stuff/to cram/to pack

B1Regular
Stem
bourr
Past participle
bourré

Examples

Je bourre le sac.

I stuff the bag.

Il ne bourre pas son pull.

He doesn't stuff his sweater.

Nous bourrions tout.

We were stuffing everything.

Nous avons bourré le pot.

We stuffed the jar.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
Jebourre
Istuff
Tubourres
Youstuff
Ilbourre
Hestuffs
Nousbourrons
Westuff
Vousbourrez
Youstuff
Ilsbourrent
Theystuff

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais bourrer
Iam going to stuff
Tuvas bourrer
Youare going to stuff
Ilva bourrer
Heis going to stuff
Nousallons bourrer
Weare going to stuff
Vousallez bourrer
Youare going to stuff
Ilsvont bourrer
Theyare going to stuff

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens de bourrer
Ihave just stuffed
Tuviens de bourrer
Youhave just stuffed
Ilvient de bourrer
Hehas just stuffed
Nousvenons de bourrer
Wehave just stuffed
Vousvenez de bourrer
Youhave just stuffed
Ilsviennent de bourrer
Theyhave just stuffed

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai bourré
Ihave stuffed
Tuas bourré
Youhave stuffed
Ila bourré
Hehas stuffed
Nousavons bourré
Wehave stuffed
Vousavez bourré
Youhave stuffed
Ilsont bourré
Theyhave stuffed

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

Jebourrerais
Iwould stuff
Tubourrerais
Youwould stuff
Ilbourrerait
Hewould stuff
Nousbourrerions
Wewould stuff
Vousbourreriez
Youwould stuff
Ilsbourreraient
Theywould stuff

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

Jebourrerai
Iwill stuff
Tubourreras
Youwill stuff
Ilbourrera
Hewill stuff
Nousbourrerons
Wewill stuff
Vousbourrerez
Youwill stuff
Ilsbourreront
Theywill stuff

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

Jebourrais
Iwas stuffing
Tubourrais
Youwere stuffing
Ilbourrait
Hewas stuffing
Nousbourrions
Were stuffing
Vousbourriez
Youwere stuffing
Ilsbourraient
Theywere stuffing

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)bourre
Youstuff
(Nous)bourrons
Westuff
(Vous)bourrez
Youstuff

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

bourrant
stuffing

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en bourrant
stuffing

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