Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Introduction to the verb classer
The English translation of the French verb classer is “to classify” or “to sort.”
Pronunciation: /klɑˈse/
Classer comes from the Latin word classis, meaning “class” or “category.” It entered the French language in the 15th century and has been used in its current form since the 16th century.
In everyday French, classer is most often used to refer to the act of organizing or arranging things into categories or groups. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it indicates an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai classé mes livres avant de déménager. (I had classified my books before moving.)
- Quand j’ai déménagé, j’avais déjà classé mes vêtements par saison. (When I moved, I had already sorted my clothes by season.)
- Il a découvert que quelqu’un avait classé ses documents avant lui. (He discovered that someone had classified his documents before him.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of classer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse classé | I had classified |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses classé | You had classified |
il | il eût | Il eût classé | He had classified |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût classé | She had classified |
on | on eût | On eût classé | One had classified |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes classé | We had classified |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes classé | You had classified |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent classé | They had classified |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent classé | They had classified |
Other Conjugations for Classer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb classer
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Classer – 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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