Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Introduction to the verb bidonner
The English translation of the French verb bidonner is “to make fun of” or “to mock”. It is pronounced “bee-doe-nay”.
The origin of the word bidonner comes from the French word “bidon”, which means “joke” or “prank”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai bidonné mes amis en leur racontant une histoire drôle. (I made fun of my friends by telling them a funny story.)
- Tu as bidonné ton patron pendant la réunion en imitant sa voix. (You mocked your boss during the meeting by imitating his voice.)
- Elle a bidonné son frère en lui offrant un faux cadeau. (She teased her brother by giving him a fake gift.)
In all of these examples, the verb bidonner is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bidonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bidonné | I had joked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bidonné | You had joked |
il | il eût | Il eût bidonné | He had joked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bidonné | She had joked |
on | on eût | On eût bidonné | One had joked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bidonné | We had joked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bidonné | You had joked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bidonné | They had joked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bidonné | They had joked |
Other Conjugations for Bidonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bidonner
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Bidonner – 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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