Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Introduction to the verb baigner
The English translation of the French verb baigner is “to bathe.” It is pronounced as “behn-yay.”
The word baigner comes from the Latin word “balneare,” meaning “to bathe.” It is part of the larger family of words related to bathing, such as “bain” (bath) and “baignoire” (bathtub).
In everyday French, baigner is most often used in its infinitive form, as in “Je vais me baigner” (I am going to bathe). However, it can also be used in other tenses, such as the Passé Antérieur, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of baigner in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus baigné dans la mer avant qu’il ne fasse nuit. (I had bathed in the sea before it got dark.)
- Nous eûmes baigné le bébé avant de le mettre au lit. (We had bathed the baby before putting him to bed.)
- Tu eus baigné le chien après sa promenade dans la boue. (You had bathed the dog after his walk in the mud.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of baigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse baigné | J’eusse baigné dans la mer | I had bathed in the sea |
tu | tu eusses baigné | Tu eusses baigné dans la mer | You had bathed in the sea |
il | il eût baigné | Il eût baigné dans la mer | He had bathed in the sea |
elle | elle eût baigné | Elle eût baigné dans la mer | She had bathed in the sea |
on | on eût baigné | On eût baigné dans la mer | One had bathed in the sea |
nous | nous eûmes baigné | Nous eûmes baigné dans la mer | We had bathed in the sea |
vous | vous eûtes baigné | Vous eûtes baigné dans la mer | You had bathed in the sea |
ils | ils eurent baigné | Ils eurent baigné dans la mer | They had bathed in the sea |
elles | elles eurent baigné | Elles eurent baigné dans la mer | They had bathed in the sea |
Other Conjugations for Baigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb baigner
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Baigner – 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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