Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Introduction to the verb botter
The English translation of the French verb botter is “to kick.” It is pronounced as “boh-tay” in the infinitive form.
Botter comes from the Old French word “bute” or “bote,” meaning “to push, strike, or butt.” It is most often used in everyday French in the passé antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe actions that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of botter used in the passé antérieur tense are:
- Il eut botté le ballon avant que le gardien ne le rattrape. (He had kicked the ball before the goalkeeper caught it.)
- Elle eut botté son agresseur et s’était échappée. (She had kicked her attacker and escaped.)
- Nous eûmes botté la porte pour l’ouvrir. (We had kicked the door to open it.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of botter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | j’eusse | J’eusse botté | I had kicked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses botté | You had kicked |
il | il eût | Il eût botté | He had kicked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût botté | She had kicked |
on | on eût | On eût botté | One had kicked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes botté | We had kicked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes botté | You had kicked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent botté | They had kicked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent botté | They had kicked |
Other Conjugations for Botter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb botter
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the botter Passé Antérieur tense conjugation!
Botter – 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
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb botter. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!