Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Introduction to the verb bégayer
The English translation of the French verb bégayer is “to stutter” or “to stammer.” The infinitive form, bégayer, is pronounced “beh-gay-yay.”
The language origin of bégayer can be traced back to the Old French word “begaiier,” which means “to stammer.” It ultimately comes from the Latin word “baubari,” meaning “to stammer” or “to stutter.”
In everyday French, bégayer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense that is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the simple past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb. It is used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai bégayé quand je lui ai parlé. (I stuttered when I spoke to him.)
Example 2: Elle a bégayé ses mots avant de s’excuser. (She stuttered her words before apologizing.)
Example 3: Nous sommes bégayés de surprise en entendant la nouvelle. (We stuttered in surprise when we heard the news.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bégayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bégayé | I had stuttered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bégayé | You had stuttered |
il | il eût | Il eût bégayé | He had stuttered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bégayé | She had stuttered |
on | on eût | On eût bégayé | One had stuttered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bégayé | We had stuttered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bégayé | You had stuttered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bégayé | They had stuttered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bégayé | They had stuttered |
Other Conjugations for Bégayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bégayer
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Bégayer – 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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