Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bredouiller
Introduction to the verb bredouiller
The English translation of the French verb bredouiller is “to mumble” or “to stutter.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bruh-doo-yay.”
The word bredouiller comes from the Old French word “bredouilleur,” which meant “stammerer” or “mumbler.” It is derived from the verb “bredouiller,” which originally meant “to mix up” or “to confuse.”
In everyday French, bredouiller is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to describe an action that occurred in the past and has been completed. It is commonly used when talking about someone’s speech or manner of speaking in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their English translations:
- Hier soir, il a bredouillé son discours devant la foule. (Last night, he mumbled his speech in front of the crowd.)
- Elle a toujours bredouillé quand elle était nerveuse. (She always stuttered when she was nervous.)
- J’ai bredouillé une excuse pour ne pas aller à la fête. (I mumbled an excuse for not going to the party.)
In all of these examples, bredouiller is used in the Passé Composé tense to describe a specific action or behavior that happened in the past and was completed. It is usually used to convey a sense of hesitation, discomfort, or nervousness in someone’s speech.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of bredouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai bredouillé | J’ai bredouillé ma réponse. | I mumbled my answer. |
tu | as bredouillé | Tu as bredouillé tes excuses. | You mumbled your apologies. |
il | a bredouillé | Il a bredouillé son discours. | He mumbled his speech. |
elle | a bredouillé | Elle a bredouillé sa déclaration. | She mumbled her statement. |
on | a bredouillé | On a bredouillé des mots incompréhensibles. | We mumbled incomprehensible words. |
nous | avons bredouillé | Nous avons bredouillé notre présentation. | We mumbled our presentation. |
vous | avez bredouillé | Vous avez bredouillé vos réponses. | You mumbled your answers. |
ils | ont bredouillé | Ils ont bredouillé leurs excuses. | They mumbled their apologies. |
elles | ont bredouillé | Elles ont bredouillé leurs confessions. | They mumbled their confessions. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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