Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Introduction to the verb bachoter
The English translation of the French verb bachoter is “to cram (for an exam)”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “bah-sho-tay”.
The word bachoter comes from the French word “bâcher”, which means “to cover with a cloth”. It is derived from the Occitan word “bàc”, meaning “cloth”. The verb bachoter is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of the usage of bachoter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’avais bachoté toute la nuit avant l’examen. (I had crammed all night before the exam.)
- Elle avait bachoté toutes les règles de grammaire avant l’écrit. (She had crammed all the grammar rules before the written test.)
- Nous avions bachoté les dates importantes pour l’histoire avant le contrôle. (We had crammed the important dates for history before the quiz.)
In all these examples, the action of cramming (bachoter) took place before the action of the exam or test (represented by the past tense verb – “examen”, “écrit”, “contrôle”).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bachoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bachoté | I had crammed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bachoté | You had crammed |
il | il eût | Il eût bachoté | He had crammed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bachoté | She had crammed |
on | on eût | On eût bachoté | One had crammed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bachoté | We had crammed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bachoté | You had crammed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bachoté | They had crammed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bachoté | They had crammed |
Other Conjugations for Bachoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bachoter
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Bachoter – 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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