Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Introduction to the verb béqueter
The English translation of the French verb béqueter is “to gobble up” or “to wolf down.” The infinitive form, béqueter, is pronounced “bay-keh-tay.”
The language origin of béqueter comes from the word “béquet,” which means “beak” or “bill” in Old French. It evolved into the verb béqueter, meaning “to peck” or “to eat greedily.” In modern French, it is most often used as a colloquial verb to describe eating in a quick and voracious manner.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, béqueter is used to describe an action that was completed in the past before another action took place. For example:
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J’eus béqueté mon sandwich avant que mon ami arrive. (I had gobbled up my sandwich before my friend arrived.)
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Les enfants eurent béqueté tous les bonbons avant le dîner. (The children had wolfed down all the candies before dinner.)
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Elle eut béqueté sa salade rapidement avant d’aller travailler. (She had quickly eaten her salad before going to work.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of béqueter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse béqueté | I had gobbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses béqueté | You had gobbled |
il | il eût | Il eût béqueté | He had gobbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût béqueté | She had gobbled |
on | on eût | On eût béqueté | One had gobbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes béqueté | We had gobbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes béqueté | You had gobbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent béqueté | They had gobbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent béqueté | They had gobbled |
Other Conjugations for Béqueter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béqueter
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Béqueter – 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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