Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Introduction to the verb bituminer
The English translation of the French verb bituminer is “to tar” or “to asphalt.” The infinitive form is pronounced “bee-too-mee-nay.”
Bituminer comes from the Latin word “bitumen,” which means “tar.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of bituminer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus bituminé la route avant qu’il ne commence à pleuvoir. (I had tarred the road before it started raining.)
- Tu eus bituminé la terrasse après avoir nettoyé le sol. (You had asphalted the terrace after cleaning the floor.)
- Ils eurent bituminé la piste d’atterrissage avant l’arrivée des avions. (They had tarred the landing strip before the arrival of the planes.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bituminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bituminé | I had tarred |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bituminé | You had tarred |
il | il eût | Il eût bituminé | He had tarred |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bituminé | She had tarred |
on | on eût | On eût bituminé | One had tarred |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bituminé | We had tarred |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bituminé | You had tarred |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bituminé | They had tarred |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bituminé | They had tarred |
Other Conjugations for Bituminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bituminer
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Bituminer – 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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