Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Introduction to the verb bavasser
The English translation of the French verb bavasser is “to chatter” or “to gossip”. It is pronounced “bah-va-say”.
The word bavasser comes from the Old French verb “bavar”, meaning “to talk excessively”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of bavasser in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’eus bavassé toute la soirée avant que mes amis n’arrivent. (I had chattered all evening before my friends arrived.)
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Elle eut bavassé avec ses collègues avant de prendre sa décision. (She had gossiped with her colleagues before making her decision.)
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Nous eûmes bavassé pendant des heures avant de nous endormir. (We had chattered for hours before falling asleep.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bavasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bavassé | I had chattered |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bavassé | You had chattered |
il | il eut | Il eut bavassé | He had chattered |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bavassé | She had chattered |
on | on eut | On eut bavassé | One had chattered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bavassé | We had chattered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bavassé | You had chattered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bavassé | They had chattered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bavassé | They had chattered |
Other Conjugations for Bavasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavasser
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Bavasser – 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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