Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Introduction to the verb becquer
The English translation of the French verb becquer is “to peck” or “to peck at.” It is pronounced “bek-ay.”
The word “becquer” comes from the Old French word “bequer,” which means “to strike with the beak.” It is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a literary tense used to express something that could have happened in the past, but did not.
Here are three simple examples of becquer being used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il aurait fallu que les oiseaux aient becqué les fruits avant qu’ils ne pourrissent. (It would have been necessary for the birds to have pecked at the fruits before they rotted.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies becqué un peu moins fort, ça m’a fait mal ! (I would have liked for you to have pecked a little less hard, it hurt me!)
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Il n’aurait pas cru que les poules aient becqué le grain aussi vite. (He wouldn’t have believed that the hens pecked at the grain so quickly.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of becquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie becqué | Il est possible que j’aie becqué. | It’s possible that I becquer. |
tu | aies becqué | Tu veux qu’il aies becqué. | You want him to becquer. |
il | ait becqué | Il est important qu’il ait becqué. | It’s important he becquer. |
elle | ait becqué | Elle est contente qu’elle ait becqué. | She’s happy she becquered. |
on | ait becqué | On préfère qu’on ait becqué. | We prefer we becquered. |
nous | ayons becqué | Nous espérons que nous ayons becqué. | We hope we becquered. |
vous | ayez becqué | Vous voulez qu’il ayez becqué. | You want him to becquer. |
ils | aient becqué | Ils sont satisfaits qu’ils aient becqué. | They’re satisfied they becquered. |
elles | aient becqué | Elles doutent qu’elles aient becqué. | They doubt they becquered. |
Other Conjugations for Becquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb becquer
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Becquer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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