Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Introduction to the verb bafouiller
The English translation of the French verb bafouiller is “to stammer” or “to babble.” It is pronounced as “bah-foo-yay.”
The language origin of bafouiller can be traced back to the French word “fouille,” meaning “to rummage” or “to search.” This evolved into “bafouiller,” which originally meant “to search in a confused manner.” Over time, it came to mean “to stammer” or “to babble” due to the idea of searching for words or thoughts.
In everyday French, bafouiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that occurred in the past before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples:
- J’avais bafouillé avant que le professeur ne me pose la question. (I had stammered before the teacher asked me the question.)
- Ils étaient tellement nerveux qu’ils avaient bafouillé pendant toute la présentation. (They were so nervous that they had stammered throughout the presentation.)
- Elle avait bafouillé ses excuses avant de partir précipitamment. (She had babbled her apologies before leaving hastily.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bafouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bafouillé | I had babbled/stuttered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bafouillé | You had babbled/stuttered |
il | il eût | Il eût bafouillé | He had babbled/stuttered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bafouillé | She had babbled/stuttered |
on | on eût | On eût bafouillé | One had babbled/stuttered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bafouillé | We had babbled/stuttered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bafouillé | You had babbled/stuttered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bafouillé | They had babbled/stuttered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bafouillé | They had babbled/stuttered |
Other Conjugations for Bafouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
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Bafouiller – 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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