Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Introduction to the verb béquer
The English translation of the French verb béquer is “to peck” or “to pick at”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “beh-keh”.
Béquer comes from the Old French word “bequier” which means “to peck” and has roots in the Latin word “biccare” which also means “to peck”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unreal action in the past.
Three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations, are:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies béqué un peu moins fort. (I would have liked if you had pecked a little less.)
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Il aurait fallu que nous ayons béqué plus tôt pour arriver à l’heure. (We should have pecked earlier to arrive on time.)
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Elle aurait préféré que vous ayez béqué la nourriture avant de la servir. (She would have preferred if you had pecked the food before serving it.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of béquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse béqué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse béqué. | I wish I had pecked. |
tu | eusses béqué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses béqué. | I wish you had pecked. |
il | eût béqué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût béqué. | I wish he had pecked. |
elle | eût béqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût béqué. | I wish she had pecked. |
on | eût béqué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût béqué. | I wish one had pecked. |
nous | eussions béqué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions béqué. | I wish we had pecked. |
vous | eussiez béqué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez béqué. | I wish you had pecked. |
ils | eussent béqué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent béqué. | I wish they had pecked. |
elles | eussent béqué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent béqué. | I wish they had pecked. |
Other Conjugations for Béquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
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Béquer – 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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