Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Introduction to the verb barguigner
The English translation of the French verb barguigner is “to hesitate” or “to be reluctant.” It is pronounced as “bar-geen-yay.”
The language origin of barguigner comes from the Old French word “barjoigner,” meaning “to grumble” or “to murmur.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Three simple examples of using barguigner in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai hésité avant de lui dire la vérité. (I hesitated before telling her the truth.)
- Tu as été très réticent à m’accompagner. (You were very reluctant to come with me.)
- Il a barguigné un peu avant d’accepter l’offre d’emploi. (He hesitated a bit before accepting the job offer.)
The English translations for these examples are:
- I hesitated before telling her the truth.
- You were very reluctant to come with me.
- He hesitated a bit before accepting the job offer.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of barguigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus barguigné | I had hesitated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus barguigné | You had hesitated |
il | il eut | Il eut barguigné | He had hesitated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut barguigné | She had hesitated |
on | on eut | On eut barguigné | One had hesitated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes barguigné | We had hesitated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes barguigné | You had hesitated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent barguigné | They had hesitated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent barguigné | They had hesitated |
Other Conjugations for Barguigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb barguigner
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Barguigner – 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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