Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb biner
Introduction to the verb biner
The English translation of the French verb biner is “to hoe” or “to cultivate.” It is pronounced as “bee-nay” in its infinitive form.
The word biner comes from the Latin word “binare” meaning “to plow in two furrows.” It first appeared in French in the early 14th century as “bigner” and evolved into “biner” in the 16th century. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate a completed action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai biné le jardin hier. (I hoed the garden yesterday.)
- Elle a biné le potager pendant que je travaillais. (She hoed the vegetable garden while I was working.)
- Nous avons biné la terre avant de semer les graines. (We hoed the soil before sowing the seeds.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of biner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai biné | J’ai biné le jardin. | I hoed the garden. |
tu | as biné | Tu as biné les mauvaises herbes. | You hoed the weeds. |
il | a biné | Il a biné la terre. | He hoed the soil. |
elle | a biné | Elle a biné les fleurs. | She hoed the flowers. |
on | a biné | On a biné le potager. | We hoed the vegetable garden. |
nous | avons biné | Nous avons biné la pelouse. | We hoed the lawn. |
vous | avez biné | Vous avez biné les plates-bandes. | You hoed the flower beds. |
ils | ont biné | Ils ont biné le terrain. | They hoed the ground. |
elles | ont biné | Elles ont biné le verger. | They hoed the orchard. |
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 (this article)
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
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 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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