Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Introduction to the verb bâfrer
The English translation of the French verb bâfrer is “to gobble up” or “to devour.” It is pronounced as “bahf-reh.”
The language origin of bâfrer can be traced back to the Old French word “bafrer” which means “to eat greedily.” It is derived from the Latin word “vaporare” which means “to eat voraciously.” In everyday French, bâfrer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’eus bâfré toute la pizza avant que mes amis n’arrivent. (I gobbled up all the pizza before my friends arrived.)
- Tu eus bâfré tout le gâteau sans même me laisser une part. (You devoured the whole cake without even leaving me a piece.)
- Les invités eurent bâfré tout le buffet en moins de dix minutes. (The guests had gobbled up the entire buffet in less than ten minutes.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bâfrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bâfré | I had gorged |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bâfré | You had gorged |
il | il eut | Il eut bâfré | He had gorged |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bâfré | She had gorged |
on | on eut | On eut bâfré | One had gorged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bâfré | We had gorged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bâfré | You had gorged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bâfré | They had gorged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bâfré | They had gorged |
Other Conjugations for Bâfrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâfrer
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Bâfrer – 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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