Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Introduction to the verb bavasser
The English translation of the French verb bavasser is “to gossip” or “to chat”. The infinitive form is pronounced “bah-vah-say”.
The word bavasser comes from the Old French word “bavasser”, which meant “to drool”. Over time, the meaning evolved to refer to idle talk or gossip. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action.
Here are three simple examples of bavasser used in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations:
- Si j’avais le temps, je bavasserais avec mes voisins. (If I had the time, I would gossip with my neighbors.)
- Tu bavasserais moins si tu écoutais plus. (You would gossip less if you listened more.)
- Les employés ne bavasseraient pas autant si le patron était présent. (The employees wouldn’t gossip as much if the boss was present.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of bavasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bavasserais | Je bavasserais avec mes amis. | I would chat with my friends. |
tu | bavasserais | Tu bavasserais plus tard. | You would chat later. |
il | bavasserait | Il bavasserait avec sa famille. | He would chat with his family. |
elle | bavasserait | Elle bavasserait pendant des heures. | She would chat for hours. |
on | bavasserait | On bavasserait au café. | One would chat at the café. |
nous | bavasserions | Nous bavasserions en classe. | We would chat in class. |
vous | bavasseriez | Vous bavasseriez en vacances. | You would chat on vacation. |
ils | bavasseraient | Ils bavasseraient pendant des heures. | They would chat for hours. |
elles | bavasseraient | Elles bavasseraient en ligne. | They would chat online. |
Other Conjugations for Bavasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
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Bavasser – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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