Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
Introduction to the verb bêcher
The English translation of the French verb bêcher is “to dig”. It is pronounced as “beh-shay”.
The word bêcher comes from the Old French word “bechier”, which means “to thrust or dig with a tool”. It ultimately derives from the Latin word “biscar”, meaning “to cut or prick”. Bêcher is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of digging, either in a literal sense (digging in a garden) or in a figurative sense (digging for information).
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, bêcher is conjugated as “aie bêché” for the first and second person singular, “aies bêché” for the second person plural, “ait bêché” for the third person singular, and “ayons bêché” and “ayez bêché” for the first and second person plural, respectively.
Here are three simple examples of how bêcher is used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il est possible que j’aie bêché dans le jardin toute la journée. (It is possible that I dug in the garden all day.)
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Je suis contente qu’ils aient bêché dans le potager pour moi. (I am happy that they dug in the vegetable garden for me.)
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Il faut que nous ayons bêché avant de planter les fleurs. (We have to dig before planting the flowers.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of bêcher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie bêché | Il est nécessaire que j’aie bêché. | It’s necessary that I dug. |
tu | aies bêché | Je veux que tu aies bêché. | I want you to have dug. |
il | ait bêché | Il est possible qu’il ait bêché. | It’s possible he dug. |
elle | ait bêché | Elle est contente qu’elle ait bêché. | She’s happy she dug. |
on | ait bêché | Je crains qu’on ait bêché. | I fear we dug. |
nous | ayons bêché | Nous espérons que nous ayons bêché. | We hope we dug. |
vous | ayez bêché | Il est important que vous ayez bêché. | It’s important that you dug. |
ils | aient bêché | Ils doutent qu’ils aient bêché. | They doubt they dug. |
elles | aient bêché | Elles veulent qu’elles aient bêché. | They want them to have dug. |
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
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 (this article)
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bêcher
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Bêcher – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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