Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Introduction to the verb bivouaquer
The English translation of the French verb bivouaquer is “to bivouac.” It is pronounced “bee-voo-a-kay” in the infinitive form.
The word bivouaquer comes from the French word “bivouac,” which originated from the German word “biwacht” meaning “night watch.” It first appeared in French in the 18th century and was originally used to describe military encampments set up for a short period of time.
In everyday French, bivouaquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past. It is often used in storytelling to describe events that occurred before the main events of the story.
Here are three simple examples of bivouaquer used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Nous bivouaquâmes près du lac avant de poursuivre notre randonnée. (We bivouacked near the lake before continuing our hike.)
- Il se souvint de la fois où il avait bivouaqué dans les montagnes avec ses amis. (He remembered the time when he had bivouacked in the mountains with his friends.)
- Les soldats bivouaquèrent dans la forêt avant de reprendre leur marche vers la ville ennemie. (The soldiers bivouacked in the forest before resuming their march towards the enemy city.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bivouaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bivouaqué | I had bivouacked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bivouaqué | You had bivouacked |
il | il eut | Il eut bivouaqué | He had bivouacked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bivouaqué | She had bivouacked |
on | on eut | On eut bivouaqué | One had bivouacked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bivouaqué | We had bivouacked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bivouaqué | You had bivouacked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bivouaqué | They had bivouacked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bivouaqué | They had bivouacked |
Other Conjugations for Bivouaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bivouaquer
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Bivouaquer – 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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