Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Introduction to the verb gabouiller
The English translation of the French verb gabouiller is “to slobber” or “to drool”. It is pronounced “ga-boo-ee-yay”.
The origin of the word gabouiller is uncertain, but it is believed to come from the Latin word “balbutiare”, meaning “to stutter”. In everyday French, gabouiller is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’avais peur qu’il ait gabouillé sur mes vêtements. (I was afraid he had slobbered on my clothes.)
- Elle doutait que l’enfant eût gabouillé dans son sommeil. (She doubted that the child had drooled in his sleep.)
- Nous espérions qu’ils n’eussent pas gabouillé sur le tapis. (We hoped they hadn’t drooled on the carpet.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of gabouiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse gabouillé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse gabouillé. | I wish I had spattered. |
tu | eusses gabouillé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses gabouillé. | I wish you had spattered. |
il | eût gabouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût gabouillé. | I wish he had spattered. |
elle | eût gabouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût gabouillé. | I wish she had spattered. |
on | eût gabouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût gabouillé. | I wish one had spattered. |
nous | eussions gabouillé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions gabouillé. | I wish we had spattered. |
vous | eussiez gabouillé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez gabouillé. | I wish you had spattered. |
ils | eussent gabouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent gabouillé. | I wish they had spattered. |
elles | eussent gabouillé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent gabouillé. | I wish they had spattered. |
Other Conjugations for Gabouiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb gabouiller
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Gabouiller – 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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