Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Introduction to the verb bâtonner
The English translation of the French verb bâtonner is “to beat” or “to strike with a stick or baton”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-toh-nay”.
The word “bâtonner” comes from the French noun “bâton” which means stick or baton. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions in the past that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’avais bâtonné le tigre avant qu’il ne m’attaque. (I had beaten the tiger before it attacked me.)
- Tu avais bâtonné le piñata jusqu’à ce qu’il se casse. (You had beaten the piñata until it broke.)
- Ils avaient bâtonné l’équipe adverse pour gagner le match. (They had beaten the opposing team to win the game.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bâtonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bâtonné | I had bâtonné |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bâtonné | You had bâtonné |
il | il eût | Il eût bâtonné | He had bâtonné |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bâtonné | She had bâtonné |
on | on eût | On eût bâtonné | One had bâtonné |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bâtonné | We had bâtonné |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bâtonné | You had bâtonné |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bâtonné | They had bâtonné |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bâtonné | They had bâtonné |
Other Conjugations for Bâtonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bâtonner
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Bâtonner – 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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