Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Introduction to the verb chevreter
The English translation of the French verb chevreter is “to bleat” or “to baa.” It is pronounced “shev-re-tay.”
The language origin of chevreter comes from the Old French word “chiveter,” meaning “to bleat.” It can also be traced back to the Latin word “caprare,” meaning “to make a goat noise.”
In everyday French, chevreter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Here are 3 simple examples of chevreter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les chèvres chevretèrent dans le champ avant que le fermier les ramène à l’étable. (The goats bleated in the field before the farmer brought them back to the barn.)
- Quand la tempête éclata, les chèvres avaient déjà chevreté toute la journée. (When the storm broke out, the goats had already been bleating all day.)
- Après avoir chevreté pendant des heures, les chèvres finirent par s’endormir. (After bleating for hours, the goats finally fell asleep.)
In these examples, chevreter is used to describe the action of goats making their characteristic bleating sound. It is used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate that this action occurred before another past action, such as the farmer bringing the goats back to the barn or the goats falling asleep.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of chevreter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse chevreté | I had chevreted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses chevreté | You had chevreted |
il | il eût | Il eût chevreté | He had chevreted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût chevreté | She had chevreted |
on | on eût | On eût chevreté | One had chevreted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes chevreté | We had chevreted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes chevreté | You had chevreted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent chevreté | They had chevreted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent chevreté | They had chevreted |
Other Conjugations for Chevreter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb chevreter
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Chevreter – 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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