Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Introduction to the verb bailler
The English translation of the French verb bailler is “to yawn.” It is pronounced as “bye-yay.”
Bailler comes from the Old French word “baillir”, which means “to gape” or “to open one’s mouth.” It can also be related to the Latin word “bāliāre”, which means “to bleat” or “to yawn.”
In everyday French, bailler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action that happened before another past action. It is equivalent to the English “had + past participle” tense.
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J’avais baillé avant que le film commence.
I had yawned before the movie started. -
Quand il est entré, j’avais déjà baillé trois fois.
When he entered, I had already yawned three times. -
Après avoir baillé, elle a décidé d’aller se coucher.
After yawning, she decided to go to bed.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bâillé | I had yawned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bâillé | You had yawned |
il | il eût | Il eût bâillé | He had yawned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bâillé | She had yawned |
on | on eût | On eût bâillé | One had yawned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bâillé | We had yawned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bâillé | You had yawned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bâillé | They had yawned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bâillé | They had yawned |
Other Conjugations for Bailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bailler
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Bailler – 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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