Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Introduction to the verb bichoter
The English translation of the French verb bichoter is “to fuss over/to be picky about.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bee-sho-tay.”
The word bichoter comes from the French word “bichon,” which means “toy dog,” and is derived from the Old French word “biche,” meaning “little deer.” The verb bichoter is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three simple examples of bichoter being used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
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Elle avait bichoté la décoration de sa chambre avant l’arrivée des invités. (She had fussed over the decoration of her room before the guests arrived.)
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Ils avaient bichoté leur tenue pour le mariage pendant des semaines. (They had been picky about their outfits for the wedding for weeks.)
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Nous avions bichoté chaque détail de notre voyage avant de partir. (We had fussed over every detail of our trip before leaving.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bichoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bichoté | I had flirted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bichoté | You had flirted |
il | il eut | Il eut bichoté | He had flirted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bichoté | She had flirted |
on | on eut | On eut bichoté | One had flirted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bichoté | We had flirted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bichoté | You had flirted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bichoté | They had flirted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bichoté | They had flirted |
Other Conjugations for Bichoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bichoter
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Bichoter – 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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