bêcher

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See also: becher, Becher, and bécher

French

Etymology

From bêche +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Verb

bêcher

  1. to dig (with a spade)
  2. (dated) to badmouth, to slander

Conjugation

Conjugation of bêcher (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple bêcher
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple bêchant
/bɛ.ʃɑ̃/ or /be.ʃɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle bêché
/bɛ.ʃe/ or /be.ʃe/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bêche
/bɛʃ/ 		bêches
/bɛʃ/ 		bêche
/bɛʃ/ 		bêchons
/bɛ.ʃɔ̃/ or /be.ʃɔ̃/ 		bêchez
/bɛ.ʃe/ or /be.ʃe/ 		bêchent
/bɛʃ/
imperfect bêchais
/bɛ.ʃɛ/ or /be.ʃɛ/ 		bêchais
/bɛ.ʃɛ/ or /be.ʃɛ/ 		bêchait
/bɛ.ʃɛ/ or /be.ʃɛ/ 		bêchions
/bɛ.ʃjɔ̃/ or /be.ʃjɔ̃/ 		bêchiez
/bɛ.ʃje/ or /be.ʃje/ 		bêchaient
/bɛ.ʃɛ/ or /be.ʃɛ/
past historic2 bêchai
/bɛ.ʃe/ or /be.ʃe/ 		bêchas
/bɛ.ʃa/ or /be.ʃa/ 		bêcha
/bɛ.ʃa/ or /be.ʃa/ 		bêchâmes
/bɛ.ʃam/ or /be.ʃam/ 		bêchâtes
/bɛ.ʃat/ or /be.ʃat/ 		bêchèrent
/bɛ.ʃɛʁ/ or /be.ʃɛʁ/
future bêcherai
/bɛʃ.ʁe/ 		bêcheras
/bɛʃ.ʁa/ 		bêchera
/bɛʃ.ʁa/ 		bêcherons
/bɛʃ.ʁɔ̃/ 		bêcherez
/bɛʃ.ʁe/ 		bêcheront
/bɛʃ.ʁɔ̃/
conditional bêcherais
/bɛʃ.ʁɛ/ 		bêcherais
/bɛʃ.ʁɛ/ 		bêcherait
/bɛʃ.ʁɛ/ 		bêcherions
/bɛ.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ or /be.ʃə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		bêcheriez
/bɛ.ʃə.ʁje/ or /be.ʃə.ʁje/ 		bêcheraient
/bɛʃ.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present bêche
/bɛʃ/ 		bêches
/bɛʃ/ 		bêche
/bɛʃ/ 		bêchions
/bɛ.ʃjɔ̃/ or /be.ʃjɔ̃/ 		bêchiez
/bɛ.ʃje/ or /be.ʃje/ 		bêchent
/bɛʃ/
imperfect2 bêchasse
/bɛ.ʃas/ or /be.ʃas/ 		bêchasses
/bɛ.ʃas/ or /be.ʃas/ 		bêchât
/bɛ.ʃa/ or /be.ʃa/ 		bêchassions
/bɛ.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ or /be.ʃa.sjɔ̃/ 		bêchassiez
/bɛ.ʃa.sje/ or /be.ʃa.sje/ 		bêchassent
/bɛ.ʃas/ or /be.ʃas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — bêche
/bɛʃ/ 		— bêchons
/bɛ.ʃɔ̃/ or /be.ʃɔ̃/ 		bêchez
/bɛ.ʃe/ or /be.ʃe/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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