Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Introduction to the verb béquer
The English translation of the French verb béquer is “to peck” or “to nibble.” It is pronounced as “bay-kay.”
The language origin of béquer can be traced back to the Old French word “bequer,” meaning “to peck” or “to snap.” It is derived from the Latin word “biccare,” which also means “to peck.”
In everyday French, béquer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three simple examples of béquer in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si tu avais été là, tu aurais béqué toutes les friandises. (If you had been there, you would have nibbled on all the candies.)
- Nous aurions béqué ces délicieux petits gâteaux si nous avions eu plus de temps. (We would have pecked at these delicious little cakes if we had had more time.)
- Elle aurait béqué tout le pain si elle n’avait pas été au régime. (She would have nibbled all the bread if she hadn’t been on a diet.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of béquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais bêqué | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais bêqué. | I would have pecked you. |
tu | aurais bêqué | Tu aurais bêqué plus tôt. | You would have pecked earlier. |
il | aurait bêqué | Il aurait bêqué la nourriture. | He would have pecked the food. |
elle | aurait bêqué | Elle aurait bêqué le pain. | She would have pecked the bread. |
on | aurait bêqué | On aurait bêqué tout ce qu’il y a sur la table. | One would have pecked everything on the table. |
nous | aurions bêqué | Nous aurions bêqué de bon coeur. | We would have pecked with pleasure. |
vous | auriez bêqué | Vous auriez bêqué avec nous. | You would have pecked with us. |
ils | auraient bêqué | Ils auraient bêqué le matin. | They would have pecked in the morning. |
elles | auraient bêqué | Elles auraient bêqué le repas. | They (female) would have pecked the meal. |
Other Conjugations for Béquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
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Béquer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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