Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Introduction to the verb basculer
The English translation of the French verb basculer is “to tip,” “to tilt,” or “to switch.” It is pronounced as “bah-skew-lay.”
The word basculer comes from the Old French word “baculer,” meaning “to tilt” or “to sway.” Its Latin root is “baculum,” which means “stick” or “rod.” In everyday French, basculer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Examples of basculer in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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Elle bascula sur la chaise lorsqu’elle s’aperçut de ma présence. (She tipped over in the chair when she noticed my presence.)
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Quand j’arrivai, la situation avait déjà basculé et il était trop tard pour intervenir. (When I arrived, the situation had already switched and it was too late to intervene.)
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L’entreprise avait basculé vers la technologie numérique bien avant ses concurrents. (The company had shifted towards digital technology long before its competitors.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of basculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus basculé | I had tipped over |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus basculé | You had tipped over |
il | il eut | Il eut basculé | He had tipped over |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut basculé | She had tipped over |
on | on eut | On eut basculé | One had tipped over |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes basculé | We had tipped over |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes basculé | You had tipped over |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent basculé | They had tipped over |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent basculé | They had tipped over |
Other Conjugations for Basculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basculer
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Basculer – 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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