Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Introduction to the verb gabouiller
The English translation of the French verb gabouiller is “to dribble” or “to slobber.” It is pronounced as [ga.bu.je], with the stress on the second syllable.
Gabouiller comes from the French word “gabouil,” which means saliva or spittle. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations, are:
- Si tu avais mangé moins vite, tu n’aurais pas gabouillé partout. (If you had eaten more slowly, you wouldn’t have dribbled everywhere.)
- Je me serais lavé les mains après avoir mangé pour ne pas gabouiller sur mon livre. (I would have washed my hands after eating so as not to slobber on my book.)
- Elle aurait dû mettre une serviette autour de son cou pour éviter de gabouiller sur sa chemise blanche. (She should have put a napkin around her neck to avoid dribbling on her white shirt.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of gabouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais gabouillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais gabouillé. | I would have splattered you. |
tu | aurais gabouillé | Tu aurais gabouillé tout le papier. | You would have doodled all over the paper. |
il | aurait gabouillé | Il aurait gabouillé sur le sol. | He would have scribbled on the ground. |
elle | aurait gabouillé | Elle aurait gabouillé sur la toile. | She would have painted on the canvas. |
on | aurait gabouillé | On aurait gabouillé partout. | One would have splashed everywhere. |
nous | aurions gabouillé | Nous aurions gabouillé ensemble. | We would have made a mess together. |
vous | auriez gabouillé | Vous auriez gabouillé avec nous. | You would have doodled with us. |
ils | auraient gabouillé | Ils auraient gabouillé sur les murs. | They would have scribbled on the walls. |
elles | auraient gabouillé | Elles auraient gabouillé sur le tableau. | They (female) would have scribbled on the board. |
Other Conjugations for Gabouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
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Gabouiller – 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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