L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Introduction to the verb bavarder
The English translation of the French verb bavarder is “to chat” or “to talk”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-vahr-deh”.
The origin of bavarder can be traced back to the Latin word “blandire”, meaning “to flatter” or “to caress”. Over time, the word evolved to mean “to talk excessively” or “to chatter”, which is the common usage in modern French.
In everyday French, bavarder is often used in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the command form of the verb. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with English translations:
- Bavardons un peu ! (Let’s chat!)
- Ne bavardez pas trop longtemps ! (Don’t talk too much!)
- Bavardons-en demain ! (Let’s talk about it tomorrow!)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of bavarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | bavarde | Je bavarde avec mes amis. | I chat with my friends. |
tu | bavarde | Tu bavardes trop. | You talk too much. |
il | bavarde | Il bavarde avec tout le monde. | He chats with everyone. |
elle | bavarde | Elle bavarde au téléphone. | She chats on the phone. |
on | bavardons | Bavardons un peu. | Let’s chat a little. |
nous | bavardons | Nous bavardons de nos projets. | We chat about our plans. |
vous | bavardez | Bavardez-vous souvent ? | Do you chat often? |
ils | bavardent | Ils bavardent pendant des heures. | They chat for hours. |
elles | bavardent | Elles bavardent en prenant un café. | They chat over a coffee. |
Other Conjugations for Bavarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
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Bavarder – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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