Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Introduction to the verb badigeonner
The English translation of the French verb badigeonner is “to coat” or “to paint.” It is pronounced as “bah-dee-zhuh-neh.”
Badigeonner is derived from the Old French word “badigeon,” which refers to a white paint used to coat or cover walls. It entered the French language in the 14th century and is also related to the Latin word “battuere” which means “to beat” or “to strike.”
In everyday French, the verb badigeonner is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe a completed action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of badigeonner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai badigeonné le mur avant que tu arrives. (I had coated the wall before you arrived.)
- Il avait badigeonné la clôture avant de partir en vacances. (He had painted the fence before leaving for vacation.)
- Nous avions badigeonné la maison entière avant la fête. (We had painted the entire house before the party.)
Overall, badigeonner is a versatile verb that is commonly used to describe the action of coating or painting, and in the Passé Antérieur tense, it indicates that this action was completed before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of badigeonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse badigeonné | I had coated/painted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses badigeonné | You had coated/painted |
il | il eût | Il eût badigeonné | He had coated/painted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût badigeonné | She had coated/painted |
on | on eût | On eût badigeonné | One had coated/painted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes badigeonné | We had coated/painted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes badigeonné | You had coated/painted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent badigeonné | They had coated/painted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent badigeonné | They had coated/painted |
Other Conjugations for Badigeonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb badigeonner
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Badigeonner – 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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