Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Introduction to the verb bigarrer
The English translation of the French verb bigarrer is “to variegate” or “to mottle.” It is pronounced as “bee-ga-ray.”
The language origin of bigarrer comes from the Old French word “bigarier,” meaning “to paint variegated colors.” It is most commonly used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples:
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J’avais bigarré le mur avant que tu ne me demandes de le repeindre. (I had variegated the wall before you asked me to repaint it.)
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Ils avaient bigarré leurs cheveux avant d’aller à la fête. (They had variegated their hair before going to the party.)
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Elle eut bigarré le tissu avec des teintures naturelles avant de le coudre. (She had variegated the fabric with natural dyes before sewing it.)
English translations:
- I had variegated the wall before you asked me to repaint it.
- They had variegated their hair before going to the party.
- She had variegated the fabric with natural dyes before sewing it.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bigarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bigarré | I had variegated |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bigarré | You had variegated |
il | il eut | Il eut bigarré | He had variegated |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bigarré | She had variegated |
on | on eut | On eut bigarré | One had variegated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bigarré | We had variegated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bigarré | You had variegated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bigarré | They had variegated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bigarré | They had variegated |
Other Conjugations for Bigarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bigarrer
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Bigarrer – 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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