Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Introduction to the verb ballaster
The English translation of the French verb ballaster is “to ballast.” It is pronounced as “bah-lahs-tay.”
The language origin of ballaster can be traced back to the Old French word “balastre,” which comes from the Latin word “ballasta,” meaning “to load.” In everyday French, ballaster is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the Passé Composé tense. It is used to talk about completed actions in the past that happened before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’eus ballasté le bateau avant que la tempête n’arrive. (I had ballasted the boat before the storm arrived.)
- Il eut ballasté le pont pour qu’il soit plus stable. (He had ballasted the bridge to make it more stable.)
- Nous eûmes ballasté le train avant de partir pour notre voyage. (We had ballasted the train before leaving for our trip.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of ballaster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse ballasté | I had ballasted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses ballasté | You had ballasted |
il | il eût | Il eût ballasté | He had ballasted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût ballasté | She had ballasted |
on | on eût | On eût ballasté | One had ballasted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes ballasté | We had ballasted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes ballasté | You had ballasted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent ballasté | They had ballasted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent ballasté | They had ballasted |
Other Conjugations for Ballaster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballaster
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Ballaster – 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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