Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Introduction to the verb antéposer
The English translation of the French verb antéposer is “to put before” or “to place before.” It is pronounced as “ahn-tay-po-zay.”
The word antéposer comes from the Latin word “anteponere,” meaning “to put before.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, antéposer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the past tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of antéposer in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai antéposé ma réservation d’hôtel, donc j’ai pu obtenir une chambre avec vue sur la mer. (I had put my hotel reservation before, so I was able to get a room with a sea view.)
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Les agriculteurs avaient antéposé leurs récoltes avant l’arrivée de la tempête. (The farmers had put their harvests before the arrival of the storm.)
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Elle s’était antéposée à ses devoirs pour aller au concert avec ses amis. (She had put her homework before to go to the concert with her friends.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of antéposer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse antéposé | I had put ahead |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses antéposé | You had put ahead |
il | il eût | Il eût antéposé | He had put ahead |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût antéposé | She had put ahead |
on | on eût | On eût antéposé | One had put ahead |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes antéposé | We had put ahead |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes antéposé | You had put ahead |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent antéposé | They had put ahead |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent antéposé | They had put ahead |
Other Conjugations for Antéposer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb antéposer
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Antéposer – 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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