Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Introduction to the verb boutonner
The English translation of the French verb boutonner is “to button” or “to fasten.” It is pronounced as “boo-toh-nay.”
The word boutonner comes from the French noun “bouton” meaning “button.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of how boutonner is used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’avais boutonné ma chemise avant de sortir. (I had buttoned up my shirt before going out.)
- Elle avait boutonné son manteau quand la pluie a commencé à tomber. (She had fastened her coat when the rain started to fall.)
- Nous avions boutonné nos vestes avant de partir en randonnée. (We had buttoned our jackets before going on a hike.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of boutonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse boutonné | I had buttoned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses boutonné | You had buttoned |
il | il eût | Il eût boutonné | He had buttoned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût boutonné | She had buttoned |
on | on eût | On eût boutonné | One had buttoned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes boutonné | We had buttoned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes boutonné | You had buttoned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent boutonné | They had buttoned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent boutonné | They had buttoned |
Other Conjugations for Boutonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb boutonner
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Boutonner – 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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