Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Introduction to the verb baffer
The English translation of the French verb baffer is “to slap” or “to smack.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-fay.”
The word “baffer” comes from the Latin word “battuere,” meaning “to beat.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of “baffer” used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Quand il m’a insulté, je l’avais baffé. (When he insulted me, I had slapped him.)
- Le joueur avait baffé l’arbitre avant de se faire expulser. (The player had smacked the referee before getting ejected.)
- Elle avait baffé son frère quand il a brisé son jouet préféré. (She had slapped her brother when he broke her favorite toy.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of baffer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse baffé | I had punched |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses baffé | You had punched |
il | il eût | Il eût baffé | He had punched |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût baffé | She had punched |
on | on eût | On eût baffé | One had punched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes baffé | We had punched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes baffé | You had punched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent baffé | They had punched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent baffé | They had punched |
Other Conjugations for Baffer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baffer
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Baffer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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