Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Introduction to the verb bêler
The English translation of the French verb bêler is “to bleat” or “to bawl.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bay-lay.”
The language origin of bêler comes from the Old French word “bel,” meaning to make a noise like a sheep or goat. In modern everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense used to describe actions that were completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of bêler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus bêlé toute la nuit avant d’arriver à la ferme. (I had bleated all night long before arriving at the farm.)
- Tu eus bêlé si fort que tes voisins t’ont entendu. (You had bawled so loudly that your neighbors heard you.)
- Les moutons avaient déjà bêlé quand le fermier arriva. (The sheep had already bleated when the farmer arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bêler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bêlé | I had bleated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bêlé | You had bleated |
il | il eût | Il eût bêlé | He had bleated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bêlé | She had bleated |
on | on eût | On eût bêlé | One had bleated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bêlé | We had bleated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bêlé | You had bleated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bêlé | They had bleated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bêlé | They had bleated |
Other Conjugations for Bêler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêler
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Bêler – 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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