Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Introduction to the verb badauder
The English translation of the French verb badauder is “to loiter” or “to hang around aimlessly”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-doh-deh”.
The language origin of badauder can be traced back to the Old French word “badaud”, which means “idler” or “gawker”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is translated as the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Example 1:
French: Les enfants badaudèrent dans le parc avant que la pluie ne commence.
English: The children loitered in the park before the rain started.
Example 2:
French: J’avais badaudé dans les rues avant de rentrer chez moi.
English: I had loitered in the streets before going back home.
Example 3:
French: Ils badaudèrent devant la vitrine avant d’entrer dans le magasin.
English: They loitered in front of the shop window before entering the store.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of badauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus badaudé | I had loitered |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus badaudé | You had loitered |
il | il eut | Il eut badaudé | He had loitered |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut badaudé | She had loitered |
on | on eut | On eut badaudé | One had loitered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes badaudé | We had loitered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes badaudé | You had loitered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent badaudé | They had loitered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent badaudé | They had loitered |
Other Conjugations for Badauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
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Badauder – 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)
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