Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Introduction to the verb gaver
The English translation of the French verb gaver is “to stuff” or “to force-feed.” It is pronounced as “ga-veh” in the infinitive form.
The word “gaver” comes from the Old French word “gave” which means “crop” and is also related to the Latin word “gavia” meaning “throat.” In everyday French, the verb “gaver” is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which indicates a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past.
Examples:
- Si j’avais écouté mes parents, je ne me serais pas gavé de bonbons. (If I had listened to my parents, I wouldn’t have stuffed myself with candies.)
- Ils auraient mieux fait de ne pas gaver le chien avec des restes de table. (They would have been better off not force-feeding the dog with table scraps.)
- Tu aurais dû me dire que tu étais allergique, au lieu de te gaver de fruits de mer. (You should have told me you were allergic, instead of stuffing yourself with seafood.)
Translation:
- If I had listened to my parents, I wouldn’t have stuffed myself with candies.
- They would have been better off not force-feeding the dog with table scraps.
- You should have told me you were allergic, instead of stuffing yourself with seafood.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of gaver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais gavé | Si je n’avais pas mangé, j’aurais gavé. | If I hadn’t eaten, I would have stuffed. |
tu | aurais gavé | Tu aurais gavé tes invités. | You would have overfed your guests. |
il | aurait gavé | Il aurait gavé ses chiens. | He would have fed his dogs too much. |
elle | aurait gavé | Elle aurait gavé son bébé. | She would have stuffed her baby. |
on | aurait gavé | On aurait gavé les animaux. | One would have overfed the animals. |
nous | aurions gavé | Nous aurions gavé les canards. | We would have force-fed the ducks. |
vous | auriez gavé | Vous auriez gavé les oies. | You would have stuffed the geese. |
ils | auraient gavé | Ils auraient gavé leurs enfants. | They would have overfed their children. |
elles | auraient gavé | Elles auraient gavé leurs maris. | They (female) would have stuffed their husbands. |
Other Conjugations for Gaver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gaver
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Gaver – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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