Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béquer
Introduction to the verb béquer
The English translation of the French verb béquer is “to gobble” or “to peck.” It is pronounced as “beh-keh.”
Béquer comes from the Old French word “bek,” which means “beak.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which corresponds to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action or time reference.
Here are three simple examples of béquer in the Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Quand je suis arrivé à la ferme, les poules avaient déjà béqué tout le grain. (When I arrived at the farm, the hens had already gobbled up all the grain.)
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Nous avions été réveillés par le bruit des oiseaux qui béquaient sur le toit. (We had been awakened by the noise of the birds pecking on the roof.)
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Elle avait béqué son croissant avant même que je puisse en prendre une bouchée. (She had gobbled up her croissant before I could even take a bite.)
In each of these examples, the action of “béquer” had already been completed before another action or time reference in the past.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of béquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais béqué | J’avais béqué mon assiette. | I had licked my plate. |
tu | tu avais béqué | Tu avais béqué ta cuillère. | You had licked your spoon. |
il | il avait béqué | Il avait béqué le sucre. | He had licked the sugar. |
elle | elle avait béqué | Elle avait béqué ses doigts. | She had licked her fingers. |
on | on avait béqué | On avait béqué la glace. | One had licked the ice cream. |
nous | nous avions béqué | Nous avions béqué nos lèvres. | We had licked our lips. |
vous | vous aviez béqué | Vous aviez béqué vos bouchées. | You had licked your bites. |
ils | ils avaient béqué | Ils avaient béqué leur assiette. | They had licked their plates. |
elles | elles avaient béqué | Elles avaient béqué la crème. | They had licked the cream. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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