Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Introduction to the verb cuiter
The English translation of the French verb cuiter is “to cheat/to deceive.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kwee-tay.”
The word cuiter has its origins in the Old French word “cuidier” meaning “to care/to take care of.” Over time, the meaning of the verb shifted to include the sense of cheating or deceiving someone.
In everyday French, cuiter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense + the past participle of cuiter.
Here are three examples of cuiter in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Ils eurent cuîté leurs clients avant de se faire arrêter. (They had cheated their clients before getting caught.)
- Elle fut soupçonnée d’avoir cuîté son meilleur ami pour obtenir une promotion. (She was suspected of having cheated her best friend to get a promotion.)
- J’eus fini mes devoirs avant que mon frère ne se rende compte que j’avais cuîté sur mon test. (I had finished my homework before my brother realized that I had cheated on my test.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cuiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cuité | I had cooked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cuité | You had cooked |
il | il eût | Il eût cuité | He had cooked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cuité | She had cooked |
on | on eût | On eût cuité | One had cooked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cuité | We had cooked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cuité | You had cooked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cuité | They had cooked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cuité | They had cooked |
Other Conjugations for Cuiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuiter
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Cuiter – 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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