Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Introduction to the verb baver
The English translation of the French verb baver is “to drool.” It is pronounced as “bah-vay.”
The language origin of baver can be traced back to the Latin word “babeo,” meaning “to drivel or slobber.” In modern French, it is mostly used to refer to the act of drooling, either in a literal or figurative sense.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, baver is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of baver (bavé).
Here are three simple examples of baver in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai bavé pendant mon sommeil. (I had drooled during my sleep.)
- Il avait bavé en regardant le gâteau. (He had drooled while looking at the cake.)
- Elle avait bavé de jalousie en entendant la nouvelle. (She had drooled with jealousy upon hearing the news.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of baver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bavé | I had drooled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bavé | You had drooled |
il | il eût | Il eût bavé | He had drooled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bavé | She had drooled |
on | on eût | On eût bavé | One had drooled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bavé | We had drooled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bavé | You had drooled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bavé | They had drooled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bavé | They had drooled |
Other Conjugations for Baver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baver
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Baver – 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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