Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Introduction to the verb charger
The English translation of the French verb charger is “to charge.” It is pronounced as “shar-zhay” in the infinitive form.
The word “charger” comes from the Old French word “chargier,” which means “to load.” It is derived from the Latin word “carricare,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, charger is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to indicate an action that occurred before another past action. It is constructed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Three examples of charger in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’eus chargé les valises avant que le train ne parte. (I had loaded the suitcases before the train left.)
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Tu eus chargé la batterie avant de partir en voyage. (You had charged the battery before leaving on the trip.)
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Ils furent chargés de nettoyer la salle après la fête. (They had been tasked with cleaning the room after the party.)
In these examples, charger is used in its literal sense of “to load” or “to charge,” but it can also be used figuratively to mean “to burden” or “to entrust with a task” in this tense.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of charger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus chargé | I had charged |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus chargé | You had charged |
il | il eut | Il eut chargé | He had charged |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut chargé | She had charged |
on | on eut | On eut chargé | One had charged |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chargé | We had charged |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chargé | You had charged |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chargé | They had charged |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chargé | They had charged |
Other Conjugations for Charger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb charger
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Charger – 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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