Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Introduction to the verb béer
The English translation of the French verb béer is “to gape” or “to stare open-mouthed.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bay-AY.”
The word béer comes from the Old French word “beer” meaning “to gape” or “to open one’s mouth.” It is most often used in everyday French in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that may have happened before another past action. This tense is often used in hypothetical or uncertain situations.
Here are three examples of béer in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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J’avais béé devant le paysage magnifique avant que mes parents ne m’appellent. (I had gaped at the magnificent landscape before my parents called me.)
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Il était déjà parti quand j’ai béé devant la vitrine de la boutique. (He had already left when I stared open-mouthed at the shop window.)
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Nous aurions béé toute la journée si nous n’avions pas eu à travailler. (We would have gaped all day if we didn’t have to work.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of béer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse béé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse béé. | I wish I had gaped. |
tu | eusses béé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses béé. | I wish you had gaped. |
il | eût béé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût béé. | I wish he had gaped. |
elle | eût béé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût béé. | I wish she had gaped. |
on | eût béé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût béé. | I wish one had gaped. |
nous | eussions béé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions béé. | I wish we had gaped. |
vous | eussiez béé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez béé. | I wish you had gaped. |
ils | eussent béé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent béé. | I wish they had gaped. |
elles | eussent béé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent béé. | I wish they had gaped. |
Other Conjugations for Béer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb béer
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Béer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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