Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Introduction to the verb culotter
The English translation of the French verb culotter is “to bottom” or “to put a bottom on.” It is pronounced as “kew-lot-tay” in its infinitive form.
Culotter comes from the French noun “culotte” which means “panties” or “shorts.” It is derived from the Latin word “culus” meaning “buttocks.”
In everyday French, culotter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai culotté les chaises avant que les invités arrivent. (I had put bottoms on the chairs before the guests arrived.)
- Elle avait culotté le canapé avant de partir en vacances. (She had bottomed the sofa before leaving for vacation.)
- Nous avions culotté la table avant de commencer le dîner. (We had put a bottom on the table before starting dinner.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of culotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus culotté | J’eus culotté la viande | I had browned the meat |
tu | tu eus culotté | Tu eus culotté la viande | You had browned the meat |
il | il eut culotté | Il eut culotté la viande | He had browned the meat |
elle | elle eut culotté | Elle eut culotté la viande | She had browned the meat |
on | on eut culotté | On eut culotté la viande | One had browned the meat |
nous | nous eûmes culotté | Nous eûmes culotté la viande | We had browned the meat |
vous | vous eûtes culotté | Vous eûtes culotté la viande | You had browned the meat |
ils | ils eurent culotté | Ils eurent culotté la viande | They had browned the meat |
elles | elles eurent culotté | Elles eurent culotté la viande | They had browned the meat |
Other Conjugations for Culotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb culotter
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Culotter – 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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