Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Introduction to the verb berner
The English translation of the French verb berner is “to deceive” or “to trick.” It is pronounced “ber-nay.”
The word berner comes from the Old French word “bernier” meaning “to cheat” or “to deceive.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of berner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Ils m’ont berné en me vendant un produit défectueux. (They deceived me by selling me a defective product.)
- Tu as berné tout le monde en prétendant être malade. (You tricked everyone by pretending to be sick.)
- Elle avait berné son mari en lui faisant croire qu’elle travaillait tard. (She had deceived her husband by making him believe she was working late.)
In all of these examples, berner is used to describe an action that was completed in the past and resulted in someone being deceived or tricked.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of berner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus berné | I had misled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus berné | You had misled |
il | il eut | Il eut berné | He had misled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut berné | She had misled |
on | on eut | On eut berné | One had misled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes berné | We had misled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes berné | You had misled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent berné | They had misled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent berné | They had misled |
Other Conjugations for Berner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb berner
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Berner – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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