Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Introduction to the verb bombarder
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The English translation of the French verb bombarder is “to bombard” and the infinitive form is pronounced as bohn-bar-deh.
The word bombarder comes from the Latin word “bombus” meaning “a booming sound” and the French suffix “-ard” which indicates an action or propensity. It was first used in the 16th century to refer to the throwing of bombs in warfare.
In everyday French, bombarder is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense:
- J’ai bombardé la ville avant que l’armée n’arrive. (I had bombarded the city before the army arrived.)
- Nous avons bombardé l’ennemi pendant des heures avant de les vaincre. (We bombarded the enemy for hours before defeating them.)
- Ils avaient bombardé la région avant de se rendre. (They had bombarded the region before surrendering.)
In all of these examples, the action of bombing (bombarder) occurred before another action in the past. This tense is often used in historical or narrative contexts to describe a series of events that took place before a specific moment in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bombarder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus bombardé | J’eus bombardé | I had bombarded |
tu | tu eus bombardé | Tu eus bombardé | You had bombarded |
il | il eut bombardé | Il eut bombardé | He had bombarded |
elle | elle eut bombardé | Elle eut bombardé | She had bombarded |
on | on eut bombardé | On eut bombardé | One had bombarded |
nous | nous eûmes bombardé | Nous eûmes bombardé | We had bombarded |
vous | vous eûtes bombardé | Vous eûtes bombardé | You had bombarded |
ils | ils eurent bombardé | Ils eurent bombardé | They had bombarded |
elles | elles eurent bombardé | Elles eurent bombardé | They had bombarded |
Other Conjugations for Bombarder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bombarder
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Bombarder – 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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