Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Introduction to the verb babiller
The English translation of the French verb babiller is “to babble” or “to chatter.” It is pronounced as “bah-bee-yay.”
The word babiller comes from the Old French word “babil,” meaning “babble.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of babiller in this tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il ait babillé à tout le monde sur notre secret. (I was afraid that he had babbled to everyone about our secret.)
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Elle était contente que ses enfants aient arrêté de babiller pendant le dîner. (She was happy that her children had stopped babbling during dinner.)
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Nous avions peur qu’elle eût babillé à notre patron sur nos retards. (We were afraid that she had babbled to our boss about our delays.)
English translations:
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I was afraid that he had babbled to everyone about our secret.
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She was happy that her children had stopped babbling during dinner.
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We were afraid that she had babbled to our boss about our delays.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of babiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse babillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse babillé. | I wish I had babbled. |
tu | eusses babillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses babillé. | I wish you had babbled. |
il | eût babillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût babillé. | I wish he had babbled. |
elle | eût babillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût babillé. | I wish she had babbled. |
on | eût babillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût babillé. | I wish one had babbled. |
nous | eussions babillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions babillé. | I wish we had babbled. |
vous | eussiez babillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez babillé. | I wish you had babbled. |
ils | eussent babillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent babillé. | I wish they had babbled. |
elles | eussent babillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent babillé. | I wish they had babbled. |
Other Conjugations for Babiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb babiller
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Babiller – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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