L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Introduction to the verb babiller
The English translation of the French verb babiller is “to babble” or “to chatter.” The infinitive form of babiller is pronounced “bah-bee-yay.”
Babiller comes from the Old French word “babillier” meaning “to babble.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe someone talking on and on without much meaning or coherence, similar to the English word “babble.” It can also refer to the sound of a baby’s first attempts at speech.
Examples in L’infinitif Présent tense:
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Je vais au parc pour écouter les oiseaux babiller. (I am going to the park to listen to the birds chirp.)
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Les enfants babillent sans cesse pendant le voyage en voiture. (The children chatter nonstop during the car ride.)
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Arrête de babiller et écoute ce que je dis. (Stop babbling and listen to what I am saying.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of babiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | babille | Je babille souvent. | I babble often. |
tu | babilles | Tu babilles en classe. | You babble in class. |
il | babille | Il babille au téléphone. | He babbles on the phone. |
elle | babille | Elle babille avec ses amis. | She babbles with her friends. |
on | babille | On babille en marchant. | We babble while walking. |
nous | babillons | Nous babillons du beau temps. | We babble about the nice weather. |
vous | babilles | Vous babilles trop. | You babble too much. |
ils | babillent | Ils babillent en anglais. | They babble in English. |
elles | babillent | Elles babillent en français. | They babble in French. |
Other Conjugations for Babiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller (this article)
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Babiller – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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