Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Introduction to the verb benner
The English translation of the French verb “benner” is “to nod off/to doze off.” The infinitive form “benner” is pronounced as [bɛ.ne].
The verb “benner” originated from the colloquial French term “bien,” which means “well” or “good.” In everyday French, “benner” is commonly used in the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense to describe the action of dozing off or nodding off in the past.
Here are three examples of “benner” in the Passé Simple tense with their respective English translations:
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Hier soir, je bennai devant la télévision.
Translation: Last night, I dozed off in front of the television. -
Pendant la réunion, mon collègue benna plusieurs fois.
Translation: During the meeting, my colleague nodded off several times. -
Quand j’étais à l’école, je bennai souvent en classe.
Translation: When I was at school, I often dozed off in class.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of benner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | bennai | Je bennai le béton. | I crushed the concrete. |
Tu | bennas | Tu bennas les déchets. | You crushed the waste. |
Il | benna | Il benna la ferraille. | He crushed the scrap metal. |
Elle | benna | Elle benna les canettes. | She crushed the cans. |
On | benna | On benna les bouteilles. | One crushed the bottles. |
Nous | bennâmes | Nous bennâmes les cartons. | We crushed the cardboard. |
Vous | bennâtes | Vous bennâtes les boîtes. | You crushed the boxes. |
Ils | bennèrent | Ils bennèrent les bidons. | They crushed the drums. |
Elles | bennèrent | Elles bennèrent les caisses. | They (feminine) crushed the crates. |
Other Conjugations for Benner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb benner
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Benner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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