Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Introduction to the verb croquer
The English translation of the French verb croquer is “to bite” or “to munch”. The infinitive form, croquer, is pronounced as “kroh-kay”.
The word croquer comes from the Old French word “crochier” which means “to hook, claw or scratch”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe biting or munching on something, often in a playful or aggressive manner.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, croquer is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus croqué dans la pomme avant qu’elle ne soit tombée par terre. (I had bitten into the apple before it fell on the ground.)
- Tu eus croqué dans le sandwich avant qu’il ne soit fini. (You had taken a bite of the sandwich before it was finished.)
- Ils eurent croqué dans les biscuits avant que je ne les voie. (They had munched on the cookies before I saw them.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of croquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus croqué | I had bitten |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus croqué | You had bitten |
il | il eut | Il eut croqué | He had bitten |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut croqué | She had bitten |
on | on eut | On eut croqué | One had bitten |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes croqué | We had bitten |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes croqué | You had bitten |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent croqué | They had bitten |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent croqué | They had bitten |
Other Conjugations for Croquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb croquer
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Croquer – 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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