Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Introduction to the verb bêtiser
The English translation of the French verb bêtiser is “to fool around” or “to act foolishly”. The infinitive form, bêtiser, is pronounced “bay-tee-zay”.
The word bêtiser comes from the French word bêtise, meaning “foolishness” or “stupidity”. It is derived from the Latin word “bestia”, meaning “beast”. In everyday French, bêtiser is often used in a playful or joking manner to describe someone who is acting silly or foolish.
Examples of bêtiser in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai bêtisé hier soir à la fête. (I fooled around last night at the party.)
- Tu as bêtisé pendant toute la classe. (You acted foolishly during the entire class.)
- Il a bêtisé en pensant qu’il était invisible. (He fooled around thinking he was invisible.)
English translations:
- I fooled around last night at the party.
- You acted foolishly during the entire class.
- He fooled around thinking he was invisible.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bêtiser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bêtisé | I had misbehaved |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bêtisé | You had misbehaved |
il | il eût | Il eût bêtisé | He had misbehaved |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bêtisé | She had misbehaved |
on | on eût | On eût bêtisé | One had misbehaved |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bêtisés | We had misbehaved |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bêtisés | You had misbehaved |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bêtisé | They had misbehaved |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bêtisé | They had misbehaved |
Other Conjugations for Bêtiser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêtiser
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Bêtiser – 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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