Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Introduction to the verb crayonner
The English translation of the French verb crayonner is “to sketch” or “to draw with a pencil.” It is pronounced as “kreh-yo-nay.”
The word crayonner comes from the French noun crayon, meaning “pencil.” It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French to refer to the act of sketching or drawing with a pencil.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, crayonner is often used to talk about an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verbs avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of crayonner.
Here are 3 simple examples of crayonner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus crayonné mon portrait avant de le peindre. (I had sketched my portrait before painting it.)
- Tu eus crayonné un croquis de la ville avant notre visite. (You had sketched a city map before our visit.)
- Elle eut crayonné le paysage entier en seulement quelques minutes. (She had sketched the entire landscape in just a few minutes.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of crayonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse crayonné | I had scribbled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses crayonné | You had scribbled |
il | il eût | Il eût crayonné | He had scribbled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût crayonné | She had scribbled |
on | on eût | On eût crayonné | One had scribbled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes crayonné | We had scribbled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes crayonné | You had scribbled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent crayonné | They had scribbled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent crayonné | They had scribbled |
Other Conjugations for Crayonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb crayonner
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Crayonner – 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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