Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Introduction to the verb casser
The English translation of the French verb casser is “to break”. It is pronounced as “kah-say”.
Casser comes from the Latin verb “quassare”, meaning “to shake” or “to shatter”. In everyday French, it is most commonly used to describe the act of breaking or shattering something, both physically and figuratively.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, casser is used to describe a completed action in the past that occurred before another action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of casser.
Example 1: J’avais cassé mon téléphone avant que tu m’appelles. (I had broken my phone before you called me.)
Example 2: Elle fut surprise quand elle apprit que j’avais cassé la fenêtre. (She was surprised when she found out that I had broken the window.)
Example 3: Nous étions partis avant qu’ils aient cassé la vaisselle. (We had left before they broke the dishes.)
In these examples, the action of breaking (casser) occurred before the action in the main clause (being called, finding out, and leaving).
Overall, casser is a commonly used verb in French and is often used in everyday conversations to describe breaking or shattering something. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to show a completed action in the past that happened before another action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of casser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | je eus | J’eus cassé | I had broken |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cassé | You had broken |
il | il eut | Il eut cassé | He had broken |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cassé | She had broken |
on | on eut | On eut cassé | One had broken |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cassé | We had broken |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cassé | You had broken |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cassé | They had broken |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cassé | They had broken |
Other Conjugations for Casser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb casser
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Casser – 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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