Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Introduction to the verb bobiner
The English translation of the French verb bobiner is “to wind” or “to spool.” The infinitive form of bobiner is pronounced as “boh-bee-nay.”
The origin of the word bobiner can be traced back to the Old French word “bober,” meaning “to move up and down” or “to roll.” It evolved into the word “bobine” in modern French, referring to a spool or reel used for winding thread or wire. The verb form bobiner then emerged to describe the action of winding or spooling.
In everyday French, bobiner is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verbs “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of bobiner used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’eus bobiné toutes les ficelles avant que la machine ne tombe en panne. (I had wound all the strings before the machine broke down.)
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Tu eus bobiné le fil électrique avant de le brancher. (You had spooled the electrical wire before plugging it in.)
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Elle eut bobiné le tissu pour en faire une jolie robe. (She had wound the fabric to make a pretty dress.)
In these examples, we can see that bobiner is used to talk about the completed action of winding or spooling something before another event took place.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bobiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus bobiné | I had wound |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus bobiné | You had wound |
il | il eut | Il eut bobiné | He had wound |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut bobiné | She had wound |
on | on eut | On eut bobiné | One had wound |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bobiné | We had wound |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bobiné | You had wound |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bobiné | They had wound |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bobiné | They had wound |
Other Conjugations for Bobiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bobiner
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Bobiner – 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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