Key facts

Bousculer

To shove · to shove/to push/to rush/to upset

B1Regular
Stem
bouscul
Past participle
bousculé

Examples

Je bouscule Paul.

I bump into Paul.

Il ne bouscule pas son frère.

He doesn't bump into his brother.

Nous bousculions Lucie.

We were bumping into Lucie.

Nous avons bousculé Marc.

We bumped into Marc.

Présent

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

Group 1
Jebouscule
Ishove
Tubouscules
Youshove
Ilbouscule
Heshoves
Nousbousculons
Weshove
Vousbousculez
Youshove
Ilsbousculent
Theyshove

Futur proche

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

Jevais bousculer
Iam going to shove
Tuvas bousculer
Youare going to shove
Ilva bousculer
Heis going to shove
Nousallons bousculer
Weare going to shove
Vousallez bousculer
Youare going to shove
Ilsvont bousculer
Theyare going to shove

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de bousculer
Ihave just shoved
Tuviens de bousculer
Youhave just shoved
Ilvient de bousculer
Hehas just shoved
Nousvenons de bousculer
Wehave just shoved
Vousvenez de bousculer
Youhave just shoved
Ilsviennent de bousculer
Theyhave just shoved

Passé composé

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

J'ai bousculé
Ihave shoved
Tuas bousculé
Youhave shoved
Ila bousculé
Hehas shoved
Nousavons bousculé
Wehave shoved
Vousavez bousculé
Youhave shoved
Ilsont bousculé
Theyhave shoved

Conditionnel présent

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

Jebousculerais
Iwould shove
Tubousculerais
Youwould shove
Ilbousculerait
Hewould shove
Nousbousculerions
Wewould shove
Vousbousculeriez
Youwould shove
Ilsbousculeraient
Theywould shove

Futur simple

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

Jebousculerai
Iwill shove
Tubousculeras
Youwill shove
Ilbousculera
Hewill shove
Nousbousculerons
Wewill shove
Vousbousculerez
Youwill shove
Ilsbousculeront
Theywill shove

Imparfait

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

Jebousculais
Iwas shoving
Tubousculais
Youwere shoving
Ilbousculait
Hewas shoving
Nousbousculions
Were shoving
Vousbousculiez
Youwere shoving
Ilsbousculaient
Theywere shoving

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)bouscule
Youshove
(Nous)bousculons
Weshove
(Vous)bousculez
Youshove

Participe présent

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

bousculant
shoving

Gérondif présent

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

en bousculant
shoving

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