Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) 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.”
The language origin of babiller can be traced back to the Old French word “babillier,” which comes from the Latin word “babulus” meaning “stammerer.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of babiller in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus babillé avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had babbled before he arrived.)
- Tu eus babillé avec tes amis toute la soirée. (You had chattered with your friends all evening.)
- Ils eurent babillé pendant des heures avant de se coucher. (They had babbled for hours before going to bed.)
English translations:
- I had babbled before he arrived.
- You had chattered with your friends all evening.
- They had babbled for hours before going to bed.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of babiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus babillé | I had babbled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus babillé | You had babbled |
il | il eut | Il eut babillé | He had babbled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut babillé | She had babbled |
on | on eut | On eut babillé | One had babbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes babillé | We had babbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes babillé | You had babbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent babillé | They had babbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent babillé | They had babbled |
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 (this article)
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
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Babiller – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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