Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Introduction to the verb batifoler
The English translation of the French verb batifoler is “to frolic.”
The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as bah-tee-foh-lay.
The word batifoler comes from the Old French word “batifol” which means “to gambol, skip about.”
In everyday French, the verb batifoler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions that were done for pleasure or enjoyment. It can also have a connotation of being carefree or playful.
Examples of usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- Nous avons batifolé dans le parc toute la journée. (We frolicked in the park all day.)
- Ils ont batifolé dans la piscine pendant des heures. (They frolicked in the pool for hours.)
- Elle a batifolé avec ses amis jusqu’au petit matin. (She frolicked with her friends until the early morning.)
English translations:
- We frolicked.
- They frolicked.
- She frolicked.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of batifoler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai batifolé | J’ai batifolé dans le jardin. | I frolicked in the garden. |
tu | as batifolé | Tu as batifolé avec tes amis. | You frolicked with your friends. |
il | a batifolé | Il a batifolé avec ses enfants. | He frolicked with his children. |
elle | a batifolé | Elle a batifolé dans la forêt. | She frolicked in the forest. |
on | a batifolé | On a batifolé sur la plage. | We frolicked on the beach. |
nous | avons batifolé | Nous avons batifolé toute la nuit. | We frolicked all night. |
vous | avez batifolé | Vous avez batifolé pendant la fête. | You frolicked during the party. |
ils | ont batifolé | Ils ont batifolé dans la rue. | They frolicked in the street. |
elles | ont batifolé | Elles ont batifolé devant la caméra. | They frolicked in front of the camera. |
Other Conjugations for Batifoler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb batifoler
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Batifoler – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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