Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Introduction to the verb galvauder
The English translation of the French verb “galvauder” is “to waste” or “to squander.” The infinitive form “galvauder” is pronounced as “gal-voh-dey.”
The word “galvauder” originated from the combination of the old French words “gave” (meaning “waste”) and “vaudevire” (meaning “to rush”). It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, which is mainly found in written and formal language.
Here are three simple examples of “galvauder” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- Il galvauda son temps en regardant la télévision. (He wasted his time watching television.)
- Elle galvauda ses talents en ne poursuivant pas ses études. (She squandered her talents by not continuing her studies.)
- Ils galvaudèrent leur argent dans des dépenses inutiles. (They wasted their money on unnecessary expenses.)
These examples demonstrate how “galvauder” is used to express the action of wasting or squandering something in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of galvauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | galvaudai | J’ai galvaudai mes talents. | I wasted my talents. |
Tu | galvaudas | Tu galvaudas ton argent. | You wasted your money. |
Il | galvauda | Il galvauda sa chance. | He wasted his chance. |
Elle | galvauda | Elle galvauda son potentiel. | She wasted her potential. |
On | galvauda | On galvauda toutes les opportunités. | One wasted all the opportunities. |
Nous | galvaudâmes | Nous galvaudâmes notre énergie. | We wasted our energy. |
Vous | galvaudâtes | Vous galvaudâtes votre temps. | You wasted your time. |
Ils | galvaudèrent | Ils galvaudèrent leurs ressources. | They wasted their resources. |
Elles | galvaudèrent | Elles galvaudèrent leur argent. | They (feminine) wasted their money. |
Other Conjugations for Galvauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb galvauder
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Galvauder – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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