Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Introduction to the verb arc-bouter
The English translation of the French verb arc-bouter is “to brace” or “to support.” It is pronounced as “ahrk-boo-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word arc-bouter comes from the Old French word “arc” meaning “bow” and “bouter” meaning “to push.” In everyday French, it is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’arc-boutai mes bras contre le mur pour me relever rapidement. (I braced my arms against the wall to quickly get up.)
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Les travailleurs arc-boutèrent le poteau pour l’empêcher de tomber. (The workers braced the post to prevent it from falling.)
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Quand ils eurent fini de charger le camion, ils l’arc-boutèrent avant de prendre la route. (When they finished loading the truck, they braced it before hitting the road.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of arc-bouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse arc-bouté | I had braced |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses arc-bouté | You had braced |
il | il eût | Il eût arc-bouté | He had braced |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût arc-bouté | She had braced |
on | on eût | On eût arc-bouté | One had braced |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes arc-bouté | We had braced |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes arc-bouté | You had braced |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent arc-bouté | They had braced |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent arc-bouté | They had braced |
Other Conjugations for Arc-Bouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb arc-bouter
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Arc-Bouter – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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