Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Introduction to the verb bêcheveter
The English translation of bêcheveter is “to dig up”. It is pronounced as “beh-shuh-vet-eh”.
The word bêcheveter comes from the French words “bêche” which means “shovel” and “veter” which means “to turn over”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of bêcheveter used in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais bêcheveté le jardin avant que la pluie ne commence. (I had dug up the garden before the rain started.)
- Nous avions bêcheveté toute la journée pour planter les fleurs. (We had been digging up all day to plant the flowers.)
- Ils avaient bêcheveté le terrain pour y construire leur maison. (They had dug up the land to build their house.)
Overall, bêcheveter is most commonly used to talk about digging, gardening, or construction activities that happened in the past. It is a regular -er verb, so it follows the same conjugation rules as other regular verbs in French.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of bêcheveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais bêcheveté | J’avais bêcheveté le jardin. | I had dug up the garden. |
tu | tu avais bêcheveté | Tu avais bêcheveté le potager. | You had dug up the vegetable garden. |
il | il avait bêcheveté | Il avait bêcheveté le terrain. | He had dug up the field. |
elle | elle avait bêcheveté | Elle avait bêcheveté le parterre. | She had dug up the flower bed. |
on | on avait bêcheveté | On avait bêcheveté la pelouse. | One had dug up the lawn. |
nous | nous avions bêcheveté | Nous avions bêcheveté les plates-bandes. | We had dug up the flower beds. |
vous | vous aviez bêcheveté | Vous aviez bêcheveté le jardin. | You had dug up the garden. |
ils | ils avaient bêcheveté | Ils avaient bêcheveté le potager. | They had dug up the vegetable garden. |
elles | elles avaient bêcheveté | Elles avaient bêcheveté le terrain. | They had dug up the field. |
Other Conjugations for Bêcheveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcheveter
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Bêcheveter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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