Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Introduction to the verb bayer
The English translation of the French verb bayer is “to gape” or “to yawn.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bay-yay.”
The word bayer comes from the Old French word “bair,” which means “to gape.” It is derived from the Latin word “battuere,” which means “to beat” or “to strike.”
In everyday French, bayer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense that is used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of bayer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai bâillé dès que j’ai vu le film.
English translation: I yawned as soon as I saw the movie. -
Nous avons bâillé après une longue journée de travail.
English translation: We yawned after a long day of work. -
Ils ont bâillé lors de la réunion ennuyeuse.
English translation: They yawned during the boring meeting.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus baié | I had yawned |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus baié | You had yawned |
il | il eut | Il eut baié | He had yawned |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut baié | She had yawned |
on | on eut | On eut baié | One had yawned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes baié | We had yawned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes baié | You had yawned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent baié | They had yawned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent baié | They had yawned |
Other Conjugations for Bayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bayer
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Bayer – 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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