Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Introduction to the verb bénéficier
The English translation of the French verb bénéficier is “to benefit” or “to enjoy.” The infinitive form of bénéficier is pronounced “beh-nay-fee-see-ay.”
The word bénéficier comes from the Latin word “beneficium,” meaning “favor” or “benefit.” In everyday French, bénéficier is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai bénéficié de l’aide de mes amis avant de réussir mon examen. (I benefited from the help of my friends before passing my exam.)
- Elle a bénéficié d’une promotion après avoir travaillé dur pendant des années. (She benefited from a promotion after working hard for years.)
- Nous avons bénéficié de l’expérience de nos parents pour éviter les mêmes erreurs. (We benefited from our parents’ experience to avoid making the same mistakes.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bénéficier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bénéficié | I had benefited |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bénéficié | You had benefited |
il | il eut | Il eut bénéficié | He had benefited |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bénéficié | She had benefited |
on | on eut | On eut bénéficié | One had benefited |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bénéficié | We had benefited |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bénéficié | You had benefited |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bénéficié | They had benefited |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bénéficié | They had benefited |
Other Conjugations for Bénéficier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bénéficier
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Bénéficier – 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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