Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Introduction to the verb bercer
The English translation of the French verb bercer is “to rock” or “to cradle.” The infinitive form of bercer is pronounced as “behr-say.”
The word bercer comes from the Old French word “berce,” meaning “cradle.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of gently rocking a baby or child to sleep. However, it can also be used in a figurative sense to mean “to soothe” or “to comfort.”
In the Passé Antérieur tense, bercer is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense, and then adding the past participle of bercer (bercé).
Example 1: J’ai bercé mon bébé avant qu’il se réveille. (I rocked my baby before he woke up.)
Example 2: Elle s’était bercée pendant des heures avant de s’endormir. (She had rocked herself for hours before falling asleep.)
Example 3: Nous avions bercé notre fille jusqu’à ce qu’elle s’endorme paisiblement. (We had rocked our daughter until she fell peacefully asleep.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bercé | I had rocked |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bercé | You had rocked |
il | il eut | Il eut bercé | He had rocked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bercé | She had rocked |
on | on eut | On eut bercé | One had rocked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bercé | We had rocked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bercé | You had rocked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bercé | They had rocked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bercé | They had rocked |
Other Conjugations for Bercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bercer
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Bercer – 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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