Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Introduction to the verb balayer
The English translation of the French verb balayer is “to sweep.” It is pronounced as “ba-lay-eh.” The infinitive form of balayer is “balayer.”
The language origin of balayer is from the Latin word “balare,” meaning “to sweep.” It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, balayer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of balayer in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus balayé la cuisine avant que mes invités n’arrivent. (I had swept the kitchen before my guests arrived.)
- Il eut balayé toutes les feuilles avant la pluie. (He had swept all the leaves before the rain.)
- Nous eûmes balayé la cour avant que les enfants ne jouent dehors. (We had swept the yard before the children went out to play.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of balayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse balayé | I had swept |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses balayé | You had swept |
il | il eût | Il eût balayé | He had swept |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût balayé | She had swept |
on | on eût | On eût balayé | One had swept |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes balayé | We had swept |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes balayé | You had swept |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent balayé | They had swept |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent balayé | They had swept |
Other Conjugations for Balayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb balayer
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Balayer – 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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