Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Introduction to the verb bibeloter
The English translation of the French verb bibeloter is “to trifle with” or “to collect trinkets.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bee-buh-low-tay.”
The word “bibeloter” comes from the French word “bibelot,” meaning “trinket” or “knick-knack.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, with the respective English translations:
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J’avais déjà bibeloté avant que tu ne me le demandes. (I had already trifled with it before you asked me.)
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Il avait bibeloté avec les jouets de son enfance avant de les donner à son petit frère. (He had collected trinkets with his childhood toys before giving them to his little brother.)
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Elle eut bibeloté avec tous les objets de sa grand-mère avant qu’elle ne décède. (She had trifled with all of her grandmother’s objects before she passed away.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bibeloter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bibeloté | I had knick-knacked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bibeloté | You had knick-knacked |
il | il eut | Il eut bibeloté | He had knick-knacked |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bibeloté | She had knick-knacked |
on | on eut | On eut bibeloté | One had knick-knacked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bibeloté | We had knick-knacked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bibeloté | You had knick-knacked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bibeloté | They had knick-knacked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bibeloté | They had knick-knacked |
Other Conjugations for Bibeloter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bibeloter
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Bibeloter – 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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