Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Introduction to the verb bêcher
The English translation of the French verb bêcher is “to dig”. The infinitive form “bêcher” is pronounced as “bay-shay”.
The verb bêcher comes from the Old French word “bechier”, which originated from the Latin word “biscare”, meaning “to dig”. In everyday French, the verb bêcher is used to talk about the action of digging or turning soil, especially in gardening or farming contexts.
In the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, bêcher is conjugated as follows:
- je bêchai (I dug)
- tu bêchas (you dug)
- il/elle/on bêcha (he/she/one dug)
- nous bêchâmes (we dug)
- vous bêchâtes (you dug)
- ils/elles bêchèrent (they dug)
Here are three examples of bêcher in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
- Jardinai beaucoup et bêchai la terre pour préparer le sol. (I gardened a lot and dug the soil to prepare the ground.)
- Tu bêchas le jardin pendant toute la matinée. (You dug the garden all morning.)
- Ils bêchèrent leur potager pour planter les légumes. (They dug their vegetable patch to plant the vegetables.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of bêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | bêchai | Je bêchai la terre. | I dug the ground. |
Tu | bêchas | Tu bêchas le jardin. | You dug the garden. |
Il | bêcha | Il bêcha le sol. | He dug the soil. |
Elle | bêcha | Elle bêcha le potager. | She dug the vegetable garden. |
On | bêcha | On bêcha le terrain. | One dug the field. |
Nous | bêchâmes | Nous bêchâmes la parcelle. | We dug the plot. |
Vous | bêchâtes | Vous bêchâtes la terre. | You dug the ground. |
Ils | bêchèrent | Ils bêchèrent le jardin. | They dug the garden. |
Elles | bêchèrent | Elles bêchèrent les fleurs. | They (feminine) dug the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Bêcher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
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Bêcher – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
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