Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Introduction to the verb commercer
The English translation of the French verb commercer is “to trade” or “to do business.” It is pronounced “koh-mehr-seh” in its infinitive form.
The word commercer comes from the Latin word “commercium,” which means “trade” or “business.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in everyday French since then.
In the passé antérieur tense, commercer is used to describe a completed action in the past. It is often used when narrating a sequence of events or in formal writing.
Example 1:
J’eus commencé ma journée en faisant du commerce.
I had started my day by doing business.
Example 2:
Il eut commercé avec ses partenaires étrangers avant de rentrer chez lui.
He had traded with his foreign partners before going home.
Example 3:
Nous eûmes commercé ensemble pendant des années avant de nous séparer.
We had done business together for years before separating.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of commercer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus commencé | I had started |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus commencé | You had started |
il | il eut | Il eut commencé | He had started |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut commencé | She had started |
on | on eut | On eut commencé | One had started |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes commencé | We had started |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes commencé | You had started |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent commencé | They had started |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent commencé | They had started |
Other Conjugations for Commercer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb commercer
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Commercer – 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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