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gaffer

to blunder

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Conjugation of gaffer

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je gaffe
I blunder
tu gaffes
you blunder
il/elle/on gaffe
he/she/it blunders
nous gaffons
we blunder
vous gaffez
you all blunder
ils/elles gaffent
they blunder
Present perfect tense
j’ai gaffé
I blundered
tu as gaffé
you blundered
il/elle/on a gaffé
he/she/it blundered
nous avons gaffé
we blundered
vous avez gaffé
you all blundered
ils/elles ont gaffé
they blundered
Past impf. tense
je gaffais
I was blundering
tu gaffais
you were blundering
il/elle/on gaffait
he/she/it was blundering
nous gaffions
we were blundering
vous gaffiez
you all were blundering
ils/elles gaffaient
they were blundering
Future tense
je gafferai
I will blunder
tu gafferas
you will blunder
il/elle/on gaffera
he/she/it will blunder
nous gafferons
we will blunder
vous gafferez
you all will blunder
ils/elles gafferont
they will blunder
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais gaffé
I had blundered
tu avais gaffé
you had blundered
il/elle/on avait gaffé
he/she/it had blundered
nous avions gaffé
we had blundered
vous aviez gaffé
you all had blundered
ils/elles avaient gaffé
they had blundered
Past preterite tense
je gaffai
I blundered
tu gaffas
you blundered
il/elle/on gaffa
he/she/it blundered
nous gaffâmes
we blundered
vous gaffâtes
you all blundered
ils/elles gaffèrent
they blundered
Past anterior tense
j’eus gaffé
I had blundered
tu eus gaffé
you had blundered
il/elle/on eut gaffé
he/she/it had blundered
nous eûmes gaffé
we had blundered
vous eûtes gaffé
you all had blundered
ils/elles eurent gaffé
they had blundered
Future perfect tense
j’aurai gaffé
I will have blundered
tu auras gaffé
you will have blundered
il/elle/on aura gaffé
he/she/it will have blundered
nous aurons gaffé
we will have blundered
vous aurez gaffé
you all will have blundered
ils/elles auront gaffé
they will have blundered
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je gaffe
that I blunder
que tu gaffes
that you blunder
qu’il/elle/on gaffe
that he/she/it blunder
que nous gaffions
that we blunder
que vous gaffiez
that you all blunder
qu’ils/elles gaffent
that they blunder
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie gaffé
that I have blundered
que tu aies gaffé
that you have blundered
qu’il/elle/on ait gaffé
that he/she/it have blundered
que nous ayons gaffé
that we have blundered
que vous ayez gaffé
that you all have blundered
qu’ils/elles aient gaffé
that they have blundered
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je gaffasse
that I would blunder
que tu gaffasses
that you would blunder
qu’il/elle/on gaffât
that he/she/it would blunder
que nous gaffassions
that we would blunder
que vous gaffassiez
that you all would blunder
qu’ils/elles gaffassent
that they would blunder
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse gaffé
that I had blundered
que tu eusses gaffé
that you had blundered
qu’il/elle/on eût gaffé
that he/she/it had blundered
que nous eussions gaffé
that we had blundered
que vous eussiez gaffé
that you all had blundered
qu’ils/elles eussent gaffé
that they had blundered
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je gafferais
I would blunder
tu gafferais
you would blunder
il/elle/on gafferait
he/she/it would blunder
nous gafferions
we would blunder
vous gafferiez
you all would blunder
ils/elles gafferaient
they would blunder
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais gaffé
I would have blundered
tu aurais gaffé
you would have blundered
il/elle/on aurait gaffé
he/she/it would have blundered
nous aurions gaffé
we would have blundered
vous auriez gaffé
you all would have blundered
ils/elles auraient gaffé
they would have blundered
Imperative mood
-
gaffe
blunder!
-
gaffons
let's blunder!
gaffez
blunder!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie gaffé
have blundered
-
ayons gaffé
let's have blundered
ayez gaffé
have blundered
-

Examples of gaffer

Parce que si quelqu'un pouvait gaffer devant une voiture en marche, c'était elle.

Because if anyone could blunder out in front of a fast-moving automobile, it was her.

Tu n'aurais pas arrêter de gaffer, d'en faire toute une histoire comme nous tous, mais finalement, oh, c'est une sacrée histoire, et je suis vraiment désolé que tu la rates.

You would have blundered around, making a mess of it like all of us, but in the end, oh, man, it's a glorious mess, and I'm truly sorry you're gonna miss out on it.

Vous irez encore gaffer à l'intérieur.

You'll just go blundering in.

J'ai gaffé ?

Have I blundered?

J'étais dans le magasin, toi aussi, t'as gaffé, presque tout gâché.

I was in the shop, you blundered in, almost ruined the whole thing.

On voulait percer par là, mais nos éclaireurs ont gaffé.

Our scouts blundered, and things have gotten nasty.

Vous avez gaffé avec votre Juliette.

You blundered mentioning Juliette.

- Fais gaffe !

- Make a blunder !

- Quelle gaffe !

- What a blunder.

Après cette lamentable gaffe c'était soit ça ou vous faire virer.

After your lamentable blunder it was either this or got firing from your boss.

Dans sa vie antérieure chez les Blancs, cette gaffe n'aurait suscité qu'un petit rire.

A blunder like that would, in her former life merely have occasioned a little laughter.

Et lors de notre première rencontre, je fais une gaffe.

Now the first time I do meet you, I've blundered.