Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Introduction to the verb biquer
The English translation of the French verb biquer is “to peck” or “to pick at”. It is pronounced as “bee-kay”.
The origin of the word biquer can be traced back to the Latin word “piccare”, meaning “to peck”. In everyday French, biquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense with the past participle of the verb.
Example 1: J’ai biqué le pain avant de le couper. (I had pecked at the bread before cutting it.)
Example 2: Elle a biqué sur son sandwich après avoir fini son repas. (She picked at her sandwich after finishing her meal.)
Example 3: Les oiseaux ont biqué les graines avant de s’envoler. (The birds had pecked at the seeds before flying away.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of biquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse biqué | J’eusse biqué | I had fooled |
tu | tu eusses biqué | Tu eusses biqué | You had fooled |
il | il eût biqué | Il eût biqué | He had fooled |
elle | elle eût biqué | Elle eût biqué | She had fooled |
on | on eût biqué | On eût biqué | One had fooled |
nous | nous eûmes biqué | Nous eûmes biqué | We had fooled |
vous | vous eûtes biqué | Vous eûtes biqué | You had fooled |
ils | ils eurent biqué | Ils eurent biqué | They had fooled |
elles | elles eurent biqué | Elles eurent biqué | They had fooled |
Other Conjugations for Biquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biquer
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Biquer – 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)
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