Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Introduction to the verb bêcher
The English translation of the French verb bêcher is “to dig” or “to spade.” The infinitive form, bêcher, is pronounced “beh-shay.”
Bêcher has its roots in the Old French word “becher,” meaning “to dig” or “to turn over.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “biscapus,” which means “two-headed” or “double-pointed.” In everyday French, bêcher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples of bêcher in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus bêché le jardin avant que la pluie ne tombe. (I had dug the garden before the rain fell.)
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Tu eus bêché les fleurs avant que je ne rentre à la maison. (You had dug the flowers before I came home.)
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Il eut bêché le champ avant que la nuit ne tombe. (He had spaded the field before night fell.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus bêché | J’eus bêché le jardin | I had dug the garden |
tu | tu eus bêché | Tu eus bêché le jardin | You had dug the garden |
il | il eut bêché | Il eut bêché le jardin | He had dug the garden |
elle | elle eut bêché | Elle eut bêché le jardin | She had dug the garden |
on | on eut bêché | On eut bêché le jardin | One had dug the garden |
nous | nous eûmes bêché | Nous eûmes bêché le jardin | We had dug the garden |
vous | vous eûtes bêché | Vous eûtes bêché le jardin | You had dug the garden |
ils | ils eurent bêché | Ils eurent bêché le jardin | They had dug the garden |
elles | elles eurent bêché | Elles eurent bêché le jardin | They had dug the garden |
Other Conjugations for Bêcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
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Bêcher – 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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