Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Introduction to the verb bagouler
The English translation of the French verb bagouler is “to chatter” or “to babble.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bah-gool-ay.”
Bagouler originates from the word “bagoule,” which means “chatter” in the French dialect of Provence. It is often used in everyday French to describe someone who talks a lot, often in a meaningless or annoying way. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Ils avaient bagoulé toute la nuit avant de se coucher. (They had chattered all night before going to bed.)
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Elle avait bagoulé pendant des heures au téléphone avant de réaliser qu’elle avait oublié son rendez-vous. (She had babbled on the phone for hours before realizing she had forgotten her appointment.)
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Nous avions bagoulé sur la plage toute la journée avant de rentrer à l’hôtel. (We had chattered on the beach all day before returning to the hotel.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bagouler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bagoulé | I had babbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bagoulé | You had babbled |
il | il eût | Il eût bagoulé | He had babbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bagoulé | She had babbled |
on | on eût | On eût bagoulé | One had babbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bagoulé | We had babbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bagoulé | You had babbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bagoulé | They had babbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bagoulé | They had babbled |
Other Conjugations for Bagouler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bagouler
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Bagouler – 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)
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