Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Introduction to the verb biner
The English translation of the French verb biner is “to hoe”. It is pronounced as “be-ne”.
The word “biner” comes from the Latin word “biniare”, which means “to hoe twice”. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’avais biné le jardin avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had hoed the garden before it started raining.)
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Tu avais biné toutes les mauvaises herbes avant que je ne t’aide. (You had hoed all the weeds before I helped you.)
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Ils avaient biné le champ avant que la saison de plantation ne commence. (They had hoed the field before the planting season began.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of biner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus biné | I had hoed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus biné | You had hoed |
il | il eut | Il eut biné | He had hoed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut biné | She had hoed |
on | on eut | On eut biné | One had hoed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes biné | We had hoed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes biné | You had hoed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent biné | They had hoed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent biné | They had hoed |
Other Conjugations for Biner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
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Biner – 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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