Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Introduction to the verb bifurquer
The English translation of the French verb bifurquer is “to fork” or “to split.” It is pronounced “bee-foor-kay.”
The origin of bifurquer can be traced back to the Latin word “bifurcare,” which means “to divide into two branches.” It is often used in everyday French to describe a physical splitting or branching, but can also be used figuratively to describe a divergence or change in direction.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, bifurquer is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” in the Passé Simple tense followed by the past participle of bifurquer.
Three simple examples of bifurquer in the Passé Antérieur tense would be:
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Nous bifurquâmes vers la droite après avoir passé le pont.
Translation: We forked to the right after crossing the bridge. -
Tu bifurquas brusquement et tu te perdis dans la forêt.
Translation: You suddenly forked and got lost in the forest. -
Les voitures avaient bifurqué avant que le feu ne change de couleur.
Translation: The cars had split before the traffic light changed color.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bifurquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bifurqué | I had forked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bifurqué | You had forked |
il | il eût | Il eût bifurqué | He had forked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bifurqué | She had forked |
on | on eût | On eût bifurqué | One had forked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bifurqué | We had forked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bifurqué | You had forked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bifurqué | They had forked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bifurqué | They had forked |
Other Conjugations for Bifurquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bifurquer
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Bifurquer – 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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