Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Introduction to the verb bancher
The English translation of the French verb bancher is “to connect” or “to plug in.” It is pronounced as “bahn-shay.”
The origin of the word bancher comes from the French word “banche” which means “plank” or “support.” Over time, the word evolved to also mean “to connect” or “to link” in a technical sense.
In everyday French, bancher is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense that is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Three simple examples of bancher in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus banché mon ordinateur avant que la réunion ne commence. (I had connected my computer before the meeting started.)
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Tu eus banché la télévision avant d’aller te coucher. (You had plugged in the TV before going to bed.)
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Les ouvriers eurent banché tous les câbles avant que le chantier ne soit terminé. (The workers had connected all the cables before the construction site was finished.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bancher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus banché | I had connected |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus banché | You had connected |
il | il eut | Il eut banché | He had connected |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut banché | She had connected |
on | on eut | On eut banché | One had connected |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes banché | We had connected |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes banché | You had connected |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent banché | They had connected |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent banché | They had connected |
Other Conjugations for Bancher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bancher
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Bancher – 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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