Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Introduction to the verb compasser
The English translation of the French verb compasser is “to compass” or “to measure with a compass”. The infinitive form, pronounced as “kɔ̃.pa.se”, is commonly used in everyday French.
The verb compasser comes from the Latin word “compassare”, which means “to measure”. It is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense in French. This tense is used to describe completed actions that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of compasser in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’eus compassé la distance entre les deux villes avant de commencer mon voyage. (I had measured the distance between the two cities before starting my journey.)
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Elle eut compassé soigneusement les angles de son dessin. (She had carefully measured the angles of her drawing.)
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Nous eûmes compassé le terrain pour trouver le meilleur endroit où planter notre tente. (We had measured the ground to find the best spot to pitch our tent.)
In these examples, compasser is used to describe actions that were completed before another action in the past. It is commonly used in literature and formal writing, but may also be used in everyday conversation.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of compasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse compassé | I had measured |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses compassé | You had measured |
il | il eût | Il eût compassé | He had measured |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût compassé | She had measured |
on | on eût | On eût compassé | One had measured |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes compassé | We had measured |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes compassé | You had measured |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent compassé | They had measured |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent compassé | They had measured |
Other Conjugations for Compasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb compasser
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Compasser – 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)
Summary
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