Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Introduction to the verb basaner
The English translation of the French verb basaner is “to tan.” It is pronounced as “bah-zah-neh.”
The word basaner is derived from the Old French “basciner” which means “to tan” or “to make brown.” It comes from the Latin word “bassus” which means “low” or “deep.” In everyday French, basaner is used to refer to the act of getting a tan or to describe someone who has a tan.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, basaner is used to talk about a past action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Passé Antérieur tense followed by the past participle of basaner.
Examples:
- J’ai basané ma peau avant de partir en vacances. (I had tanned my skin before going on vacation.)
- Elle s’était basanée pendant ses dernières vacances à la plage. (She had tanned during her last vacation at the beach.)
- Nous avions basané notre peau avant la fête pour avoir un beau teint. (We had tanned our skin before the party to have a nice complexion.)
In these examples, basaner is used to talk about a completed action of tanning that happened before another past action (going on vacation, previous vacation, party).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of basaner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse basané | I had tanned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses basané | You had tanned |
il | il eût | Il eût basané | He had tanned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût basané | She had tanned |
on | on eût | On eût basané | One had tanned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes basané | We had tanned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes basané | You had tanned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent basané | They had tanned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent basané | They had tanned |
Other Conjugations for Basaner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb basaner
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Basaner – 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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