Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Introduction to the verb béquer
The English translation of the French verb béquer is “to peck”. It is pronounced as “BEK-eh”.
Béquer originated from the French word “becc” which means “beak”. It is often used in everyday French to describe the action of a bird or other animals using their beak to grab or pick at something. In the Passé Composé tense, béquer is used to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai vu un oiseau béquer le sol pour trouver des vers. (I saw a bird pecking at the ground to find worms.)
- Les poussins ont appris à béquer leur nourriture de leurs parents. (The chicks learned to peck their food from their parents.)
- Nous avons passé des heures à les regarder béquer les graines dans le parc. (We spent hours watching them peck at the seeds in the park.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of béquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai béqué | J’ai béqué le pain. | I nibbled the bread. |
tu | as béqué | Tu as béqué le fruit. | You nibbled the fruit. |
il | a béqué | Il a béqué le biscuit. | He nibbled the cookie. |
elle | a béqué | Elle a béqué la carotte. | She nibbled the carrot. |
on | a béqué | On a béqué les noix. | We nibbled the nuts. |
nous | avons béqué | Nous avons béqué les chips. | We nibbled the chips. |
vous | avez béqué | Vous avez béqué le chocolat. | You nibbled the chocolate. |
ils | ont béqué | Ils ont béqué le fromage. | They nibbled the cheese. |
elles | ont béqué | Elles ont béqué les bonbons. | They nibbled the candies. |
Other Conjugations for Béquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
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Béquer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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