French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | bavarde | bavardais | bavarderai | bavarderais | bavarde | bavardasse | ||
| tu | bavardes | bavardais | bavarderas | bavarderais | bavardes | bavardasses | ||
| il | bavarde | bavardait | bavardera | bavarderait | bavarde | bavardât | ||
| nous | bavardons | bavardions | bavarderons | bavarderions | bavardions | bavardassions | ||
| vous | bavardez | bavardiez | bavarderez | bavarderiez | bavardiez | bavardassiez | ||
| ils | bavardent | bavardaient | bavarderont | bavarderaient | bavardent | bavardassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai bavardé | avais bavardé | aurai bavardé | aurais bavardé | aie bavardé | eusse bavardé | ||
| tu | as bavardé | avais bavardé | auras bavardé | aurais bavardé | aies bavardé | eusses bavardé | ||
| il | a bavardé | avait bavardé | aura bavardé | aurait bavardé | ait bavardé | eût bavardé | ||
| nous | avons bavardé | avions bavardé | aurons bavardé | aurions bavardé | ayons bavardé | eussions bavardé | ||
| vous | avez bavardé | aviez bavardé | aurez bavardé | auriez bavardé | ayez bavardé | eussiez bavardé | ||
| ils | ont bavardé | avaient bavardé | auront bavardé | auraient bavardé | aient bavardé | eussent bavardé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | bavardai | eus bavardé | (tu) | bavarde | Present | bavardant | ||
| tu | bavardas | eus bavardé | (nous) | bavardons | Past | bavardé | ||
| il | bavarda | eut bavardé | (vous) | bavardez | Perfect | ayant bavardé | ||
| nous | bavardâmes | eûmes bavardé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | bavardâtes | eûtes bavardé | (tu) | aie bavardé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | bavardèrent | eurent bavardé | (nous) | ayons bavardé | avoir bavardé | |||
| (vous) | ayez bavardé | |||||||
Bavarder is a regular -er verb.
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