Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Introduction to the verb bateler
The English translation of the French verb bateler is “to row.” It is pronounced as bah-tuh-lay.
The word bateler comes from the Old French word “batele” which means “boat.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Quand j’eus batelé jusqu’à l’autre rive, j’ai vu un magnifique coucher de soleil.
(When I had rowed to the other shore, I saw a magnificent sunset.) -
Vous eûtes batelé pendant des heures avant de trouver un endroit pour camper.
(You had rowed for hours before finding a place to camp.) -
Lorsqu’ils eurent batelé sur le lac, ils se sont arrêtés pour pique-niquer.
(After they had rowed on the lake, they stopped to have a picnic.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bateler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus batele | I had rowed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus batele | You had rowed |
il | il eut | Il eut batele | He had rowed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut batele | She had rowed |
on | on eut | On eut batele | One had rowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes batelèrent | We had rowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes batelèrent | You had rowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent batelèrent | They had rowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent batelèrent | They had rowed |
Other Conjugations for Bateler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bateler
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Bateler – 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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