Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Introduction to the verb bavarder
The English translation of the French verb bavarder is “to chat” or “to talk.”
The infinitive form of bavarder is pronounced as “bah-vahr-dey.”
The language origin of bavarder comes from the French word “bavard,” which means “chatter” or “talkative.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe casual conversations or gossiping.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, bavarder is used to express a wish, doubt, or possibility about a past event. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of bavarder in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que nous ayons bavardé ensemble hier soir. (I wish we had chatted together last night.)
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Je doute que tu aies bavardé avec lui pendant toute la soirée. (I doubt you talked with him all evening.)
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Il est possible que nous soyons bavardé de nos projets de voyage la semaine dernière. (It’s possible that we chatted about our travel plans last week.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bavarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bavardé | Je suis contente que j’aie bavardé avec toi. | I’m glad I chatted with you. |
tu | aies bavardé | J’espère que tu aies bavardé avec elle. | I hope you chatted with her. |
il | ait bavardé | Il faut qu’il ait bavardé avec eux. | He must have chatted with them. |
elle | ait bavardé | Elle est contente qu’elle ait bavardé avec eux. | She’s glad she chatted with them. |
on | ait bavardé | On préfère qu’on ait bavardé avec eux. | We prefer that we chatted with them. |
nous | ayons bavardé | J’espère que nous ayons bavardé avec eux. | I hope we chatted with them. |
vous | ayez bavardé | Je suis contente que vous ayez bavardé avec eux. | I’m glad you chatted with them. |
ils | aient bavardé | Mes parents doutent qu’ils aient bavardé avec eux. | My parents doubt they chatted with them. |
elles | aient bavardé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient bavardé avec eux. | They prefer they chatted with them. |
Other Conjugations for Bavarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bavarder
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Bavarder – 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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