Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Introduction to the verb baver
The English translation of the French verb baver is “to drool”. It is pronounced as “bah-veh”.
The word baver comes from the Old French word “bave”, meaning “saliva”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Here are three examples of baver in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with the respective English translations:
- Si j’avais vu ce gâteau, j’aurais bavé. (If I had seen that cake, I would have drooled.)
- Il aurait bavé devant cet énorme steak. (He would have drooled over that huge steak.)
- Nous serions bavés d’envie si nous avions vu ce concert en direct. (We would have drooled with envy if we had seen that concert live.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of baver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bavé | J’aurais bavé en voyant ça. | I would have drooled seeing that. |
tu | aurais bavé | Tu aurais bavé de jalousie. | You would have drooled with jealousy. |
il | aurait bavé | Il aurait bavé en dormant. | He would have drooled in his sleep. |
elle | aurait bavé | Elle aurait bavé en rêvant. | She would have drooled while dreaming. |
on | aurait bavé | On aurait bavé en parlant de nourriture. | One would have drooled while talking about food. |
nous | aurions bavé | Nous aurions bavé devant ce spectacle. | We would have drooled in front of this show. |
vous | auriez bavé | Vous auriez bavé en voyant ça. | You would have drooled seeing that. |
ils | auraient bavé | Ils auraient bavé en regardant le menu. | They would have drooled while looking at the menu. |
elles | auraient bavé | Elles auraient bavé en admirant le gâteau. | They (female) would have drooled while admiring the cake. |
Other Conjugations for Baver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
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Baver – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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