Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Introduction to the verb bredouiller
The English translation of the French verb bredouiller is “to stutter” or “to stammer.” It is pronounced as “bre-doo-yay.”
The language origin of bredouiller comes from the Old French word “bredouile,” which means to speak with difficulty or hesitation. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus bredouillé mes excuses avant de quitter la pièce. (I had stuttered my apologies before leaving the room.)
- Tu eus bredouillé ta réponse lorsque le professeur t’a posé une question. (You had stammered your answer when the teacher asked you a question.)
- Il eut bredouillé ses mots en présence de sa belle-mère. (He had stumbled over his words in front of his mother-in-law.)
English translations:
- I had stuttered my apologies before leaving the room.
- You had stammered your answer when the teacher asked you a question.
- He had stumbled over his words in front of his mother-in-law.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bredouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bredouillé | I had stammered |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bredouillé | You had stammered |
il | il eut | Il eut bredouillé | He had stammered |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bredouillé | She had stammered |
on | on eut | On eut bredouillé | One had stammered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bredouillé | We had stammered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bredouillé | You had stammered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bredouillé | They had stammered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bredouillé | They had stammered |
Other Conjugations for Bredouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
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Bredouiller – 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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