Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Introduction to the verb bafouiller
The English translation of the French verb bafouiller is “to stammer” or “to babble.” The infinitive form is pronounced as [ba.foo.je].
The word bafouiller comes from the Old French term “bafoillier,” which means “to stutter” or “to sputter.” It is derived from the verb “bafe,” which means “to stammer” or “to stumble.”
In everyday French, bafouiller is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about a past action or event that was stammered or babbled.
Here are three simple examples of bafouiller used in the Passé Composé tense:
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J’ai bafouillé en présentant mon discours devant le public. (I stammered while presenting my speech in front of the audience.)
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Tu as bafouillé ton nom quand tu as rencontré ton idole. (You babbled your name when you met your idol.)
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Il a bafouillé une excuse pour expliquer son retard. (He mumbled an excuse to explain his lateness.)
In these examples, the verb bafouiller is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense to agree with the subject pronoun (j’ai, tu as, il a). The past participle form of bafouiller is “bafouillé,” which remains the same for all subject pronouns in the Passé Composé tense.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bafouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bafouillé | J’ai bafouillé mes excuses. | I stammered my apologies. |
tu | as bafouillé | Tu as bafouillé ton discours. | You stuttered your speech. |
il | a bafouillé | Il a bafouillé sa réponse. | He stumbled over his answer. |
elle | a bafouillé | Elle a bafouillé son nom. | She mumbled her name. |
on | a bafouillé | On a bafouillé les paroles. | We stumbled over the lyrics. |
nous | avons bafouillé | Nous avons bafouillé nos excuses. | We stammered our apologies. |
vous | avez bafouillé | Vous avez bafouillé votre numéro. | You mumbled your number. |
ils | ont bafouillé | Ils ont bafouillé leur excuse. | They stammered their excuse. |
elles | ont bafouillé | Elles ont bafouillé leur réponse. | They stumbled over their answer. |
Other Conjugations for Bafouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bafouiller
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Bafouiller – 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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