Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Introduction to the verb babiller
The English translation of the French verb babiller is “to babble” or “to prattle.” It is pronounced as “bah-bee-yay.”
The language origin of babiller can be traced back to the Middle French word “babiller,” which meant “to stammer” or “to prattle.” It is derived from the Old French word “babillier,” which meant “to babble” or “to chatter.”
In everyday French, babiller is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or events. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the present tense followed by the past participle of the verb babiller, which is “babillé.”
Examples of babiller in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai babillé toute la journée avec mes amis. (I babbled all day with my friends.)
- Elle a babillé au téléphone pendant des heures. (She prattled on the phone for hours.)
- Nous avons babillé comme des pies lors de notre réunion. (We chattered like magpies during our meeting.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of babiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai babillé | J’ai babillé toute la journée. | I babbled all day. |
tu | as babillé | Tu as babillé avec ta soeur. | You babbled with your sister. |
il | a babillé | Il a babillé devant tout le monde. | He babbled in front of everyone. |
elle | a babillé | Elle a babillé avec ses amis. | She babbled with her friends. |
on | a babillé | On a babillé pendant le cours. | We babbled during class. |
nous | avons babillé | Nous avons babillé pendant des heures. | We babbled for hours. |
vous | avez babillé | Vous avez babillé lors de la réunion. | You babbled during the meeting. |
ils | ont babillé | Ils ont babillé pendant le spectacle. | They babbled during the show. |
elles | ont babillé | Elles ont babillé toute la nuit. | They babbled all night. |
Other Conjugations for Babiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
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Babiller – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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