Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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 idle.” It is pronounced as “bah-doh-deh.”
Badauder comes from the Old French word “bauder,” meaning “to fool around” or “to waste time.” It is often used in everyday French to describe someone who is wasting time or not being productive.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, badauder is used to express a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical. It is often used in conjunction with expressions such as “il faut que” (it is necessary that) or “il est possible que” (it is possible that).
Examples:
- Il est possible que je t’aie vu badauder dans la rue hier. (It is possible that I saw you loitering in the street yesterday.)
- Il faut que nous ayons arrêté de badauder et commencé à travailler. (It was necessary for us to have stopped idling and started working.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu ne sois pas allé badauder avec tes amis au lieu de réviser pour ton examen. (I would have preferred if you hadn’t gone idling with your friends instead of studying for your exam.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of badauder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie badaudé | Je doute que j’aie badaudé. | I doubt that I strolled. |
tu | aies badaudé | Il faut que tu aies badaudé. | You must have strolled. |
il | ait badaudé | Il est possible qu’il ait badaudé. | It’s possible he strolled. |
elle | ait badaudé | Elle craint qu’elle ait badaudé. | She fears she strolled. |
on | ait badaudé | On veut qu’on ait badaudé. | We want it to have been strolled. |
nous | ayons badaudé | Espérons que nous ayons badaudé. | Let’s hope we strolled. |
vous | ayez badaudé | Il est important que vous ayez badaudé. | It’s important that you strolled. |
ils | aient badaudé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient badaudé. | They doubt they strolled. |
elles | aient badaudé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient badaudé. | They prefer they strolled. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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