Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Introduction to the verb clabauder
The English translation of the French verb clabauder is “to gossip” or “to prattle”. The infinitive form of clabauder is pronounced as “klah-bo-dey.”
Clabauder comes from the Old French word “clabaud” meaning “a noisy, talkative person”. It is derived from the Latin word “clamare” meaning “to shout” or “to make noise”. In everyday French, clabauder is often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which indicates an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of clabauder in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais clabaudé toute la journée avant que je me sois rendu compte que j’avais oublié mon rendez-vous. (I had been gossiping all day before I realized I had forgotten my appointment.)
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Tu avais clabaudé avec tes voisins avant que je ne rentre à la maison. (You had been chatting with your neighbors before I came home.)
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Ils avaient clabaudé sur leurs collègues avant que le patron ne les ait entendus. (They had been gossiping about their colleagues before the boss overheard them.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of clabauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais clabaudé | J’avais clabaudé toute la nuit. | I had been gossiping all night. |
tu | tu avais clabaudé | Tu avais clabaudé avec tes amis. | You had been gossiping with your friends. |
il | il avait clabaudé | Il avait clabaudé sur ses collègues. | He had been gossiping about his colleagues. |
elle | elle avait clabaudé | Elle avait clabaudé au bureau. | She had been gossiping at work. |
on | on avait clabaudé | On avait clabaudé dans le quartier. | One had been gossiping in the neighborhood. |
nous | nous avions clabaudé | Nous avions clabaudé sur nos voisins. | We had been gossiping about our neighbors. |
vous | vous aviez clabaudé | Vous aviez clabaudé au café. | You had been gossiping at the café. |
ils | ils avaient clabaudé | Ils avaient clabaudé sur leurs voisines. | They had been gossiping about their female neighbors. |
elles | elles avaient clabaudé | Elles avaient clabaudé sur leurs collègues. | They had been gossiping about their female colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Clabauder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
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Clabauder – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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