Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Introduction to the verb bâfrer
The English translation of the French verb bâfrer is “to stuff one’s face” or “to gorge oneself”. It is pronounced as “bah-fray”.
The language origin of bâfrer can be traced back to the Old French word “bafrer” which meant “to look open-mouthed or astonished”. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to eating greedily or excessively.
In everyday French, the verb bâfrer is often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense and adding the past participle “bâfré”.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Il fallait que j’eusse bâfré avant de partir à la fête. (I had to have stuffed my face before leaving for the party.)
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Si tu avais bâfré moins, tu ne serais pas malade maintenant. (If you had not gorged yourself, you would not be sick now.)
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Nous doutions qu’ils eussent bâfré tout le gâteau en une seule soirée. (We doubted that they had stuffed their faces with the whole cake in one evening.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bâfrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse bâfré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse bâfré. | I wish I had stuffed myself. |
tu | eusses bâfré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses bâfré. | I wish you had stuffed yourself. |
il | eût bâfré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût bâfré. | I wish he had stuffed himself. |
elle | eût bâfré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût bâfré. | I wish she had stuffed herself. |
on | eût bâfré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût bâfré. | I wish one had stuffed oneself. |
nous | eussions bâfré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions bâfré. | I wish we had stuffed ourselves. |
vous | eussiez bâfré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez bâfré. | I wish you had stuffed yourselves. |
ils | eussent bâfré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent bâfré. | I wish they had stuffed themselves. |
elles | eussent bâfré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent bâfré. | I wish they had stuffed themselves. |
Other Conjugations for Bâfrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
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Bâfrer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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