Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Introduction to the verb broyer
The English translation of the French verb broyer is “to crush” or “to grind.” The infinitive form of broyer is pronounced as “brwah-yay.”
The word broyer comes from the Latin word “brogare,” which means “to crush into small pieces.” It is a regular verb and follows the conjugation pattern of -oyer verbs in French.
In everyday French, broyer is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of broyer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus broyé les grains avant de les mettre dans la machine.
(I had ground the grains before putting them in the machine.) -
Tu eus broyé les herbes pour faire une tisane.
(You had crushed the herbs to make a tea.) -
Ils eurent broyé les noix pour en faire de la farine.
(They had ground the nuts to make flour.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of broyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus broyé | J’eus broyé le pain | I had ground the bread |
tu | tu eusses broyé | Tu eusses broyé le pain | You had ground the bread |
il | il eût broyé | Il eût broyé le pain | He had ground the bread |
elle | elle eût broyé | Elle eût broyé le pain | She had ground the bread |
on | on eût broyé | On eût broyé le pain | One had ground the bread |
nous | nous eûmes broyé | Nous eûmes broyé le pain | We had ground the bread |
vous | vous eûtes broyé | Vous eûtes broyé le pain | You had ground the bread |
ils | ils eurent broyé | Ils eurent broyé le pain | They had ground the bread |
elles | elles eurent broyé | Elles eurent broyé le pain | They had ground the bread |
Other Conjugations for Broyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb broyer
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Broyer – 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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