Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Introduction to the verb biseauter
The English translation of the French verb biseauter is “to bevel.” It is pronounced “bee-zoh-tay.”
Biseauter comes from the French word “biseau,” meaning “bevel.” It is derived from the Latin word “biseus,” meaning “oblique” or “having two equal sides.”
In everyday French, biseauter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about an action that happened before another past action. This tense is rarely used in spoken French, but it is commonly used in written French, particularly in literature.
Three examples of biseauter in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus biseauté les bords du bois avant de les coller ensemble. (I had beveled the edges of the wood before gluing them together.)
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Tu eus biseauté la lame du couteau pour la rendre plus tranchante. (You had beveled the blade of the knife to make it sharper.)
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Il eut biseauté les miroirs avec précision pour les assembler parfaitement. (He had beveled the mirrors with precision to assemble them perfectly.)
English translations:
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I had beveled the edges of the wood before gluing them together.
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You had beveled the blade of the knife to make it sharper.
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He had beveled the mirrors with precision to assemble them perfectly.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of biseauter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse biseauté | I had beveled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses biseauté | You had beveled |
il | il eût | Il eût biseauté | He had beveled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût biseauté | She had beveled |
on | on eût | On eût biseauté | One had beveled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes biseauté | We had beveled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes biseauté | You had beveled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent biseauté | They had beveled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent biseauté | They had beveled |
Other Conjugations for Biseauter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biseauter
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Biseauter – 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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