Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Introduction to the verb abécher
The English translation of the French verb abécher is “to chip.” It is pronounced as ah-beh-shay.
Abécher comes from the Old French word “beche,” meaning “pickaxe.” It is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that is used for events that occurred before another past event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations.
- J’eus abéché le mur avant de peindre. (I had chipped the wall before painting.)
- Tu eus abéché la porte en le refermant trop fort. (You had chipped the door by closing it too hard.)
- Ils eurent abéché le vase en le laissant tomber. (They had chipped the vase by dropping it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of abécher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus abéché | I had abeched |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus abéché | You had abeched |
il | il eut | Il eut abéché | He had abeched |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut abéché | She had abeched |
on | on eut | On eut abéché | One had abeched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes abéché | We had abeched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes abéché | You had abeched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent abéché | They had abeched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent abéché | They had abeched |
Other Conjugations for Abécher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb abécher
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Abécher – 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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