Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Introduction to the verb cravater
The English translation of the French verb cravater is “to tie a tie” or “to knot a tie.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kra-vuh-tey.”
The word cravater comes from the French noun “cravate,” meaning “tie.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of tying a tie, specifically a necktie, in a formal or professional setting.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, cravater is used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il cravata sa cravate avant de se rendre au travail. (He tied his tie before going to work.)
- Nous cravatâmes nos cravates avant d’entrer dans la salle de réunion. (We tied our ties before entering the meeting room.)
- Les invités avaient déjà cravaté leurs cravates lorsque le dîner a commencé. (The guests had already tied their ties when dinner started.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cravater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cravaté | I had tied a tie |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cravaté | You had tied a tie |
il | il eût | Il eût cravaté | He had tied a tie |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cravaté | She had tied a tie |
on | on eût | On eût cravaté | One had tied a tie |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cravaté | We had tied a tie |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cravaté | You had tied a tie |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cravaté | They had tied a tie |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cravaté | They had tied a tie |
Other Conjugations for Cravater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cravater
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Cravater – 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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