Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Introduction to the verb beurrer
The English translation of the French verb beurrer is “to butter”. In its infinitive form, it is pronounced as “bur-ray”.
The word beurrer comes from the Old French word “beurier”, meaning “to spread butter”. It is derived from the Latin word “burra”, meaning “butter”. In everyday French, beurrer is most often used in cooking and baking, as well as in idiomatic expressions.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, beurrer is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of beurrer.
Here are three simple examples of beurrer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus beurré le pain avant de le mettre au four. (I had buttered the bread before putting it in the oven.)
- Tu eus beurré les moules avant d’y verser la pâte. (You had buttered the molds before pouring in the batter.)
- Ils eurent beurré toutes les crêpes avant de les servir. (They had buttered all the crepes before serving them.)
In English, the Passé Antérieur tense is often translated as “had + past participle”.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of beurrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse beurré | I had buttered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses beurré | You had buttered |
il | il eût | Il eût beurré | He had buttered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût beurré | She had buttered |
on | on eût | On eût beurré | One had buttered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes beurré | We had buttered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes beurré | You had buttered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent beurré | They had buttered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent beurré | They had buttered |
Other Conjugations for Beurrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb beurrer
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Beurrer – 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)
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