Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Introduction to the verb ballotter
The English translation of the French verb ballotter is “to toss” or “to shake”. The infinitive form is pronounced as bah-loh-tay.
The word ballotter comes from the French word “balle”, meaning ball, and “battre”, meaning to beat or strike. It is most commonly used in everyday French to describe the physical action of tossing or shaking something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, ballotter is used 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, followed by the past participle of ballotter.
Here are three examples of ballotter used in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai balloté mes clés avant de les mettre dans mon sac. (I tossed my keys before putting them in my bag.)
- Elle s’est ballotée sur les vagues avant de se sentir malade. (She was tossed on the waves before feeling sick.)
- Nous avions balloté nos idées avant de prendre une décision. (We had tossed around our ideas before making a decision.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of ballotter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus balloté | I had tossed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus balloté | You had tossed |
il | il eut | Il eut balloté | He had tossed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut balloté | She had tossed |
on | on eut | On eut balloté | One had tossed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes balloté | We had tossed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes balloté | You had tossed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent balloté | They had tossed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent balloté | They had tossed |
Other Conjugations for Ballotter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ballotter
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Ballotter – 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)
Summary
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