Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Introduction to the verb badauder
The English translation of the French verb badauder is “to loiter” or “to linger”. It is pronounced as bah-doh-deh.
Badauder comes from the Old French word “badauter” which means “to jest” or “to play the fool”. It is derived from the word “badin” which means “jesting” or “playful”.
In everyday French, badauder is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three examples of badauder used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai badaudé dans les rues de Paris toute la journée. (I loitered in the streets of Paris all day.)
- Nous avons badaudé sur la plage jusqu’au coucher du soleil. (We lingered on the beach until sunset.)
- Ils ont badaudé au marché en regardant les étals de fruits et légumes. (They loitered at the market while looking at the stands of fruits and vegetables.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of badauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai badaudé | J’ai badaudé devant la vitrine. | I loitered in front of the shop window. |
tu | as badaudé | Tu as badaudé dans les rues. | You wandered in the streets. |
il | a badaudé | Il a badaudé à travers la ville. | He strolled through the city. |
elle | a badaudé | Elle a badaudé devant le parc. | She dawdled in front of the park. |
on | a badaudé | On a badaudé en regardant les passants. | We gazed at the passersby. |
nous | avons badaudé | Nous avons badaudé sur la plage. | We strolled on the beach. |
vous | avez badaudé | Vous avez badaudé autour du marché. | You dawdled around the market. |
ils | ont badaudé | Ils ont badaudé en écoutant le concert. | They loitered while listening to the concert. |
elles | ont badaudé | Elles ont badaudé devant les monuments. | They wandered in front of the monuments. |
Other Conjugations for Badauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badauder
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Badauder – 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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