Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Introduction to the verb border
The English translation of the French verb border is “to border” or “to surround.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “bohr-deh.”
The word “border” comes from the Old French word “bort” meaning “edge” or “border,” which in turn comes from the Latin word “borda” meaning “a plank.” In everyday French, the verb “border” is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to indicate an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai border le mur avant que tu n’arrives. (I had bordered the wall before you arrived.)
- Elle avait border la table quand le repas était servi. (She had surrounded the table when the meal was served.)
- Nous avions border la ville avant qu’il ne fasse nuit. (We had bordered the city before it got dark.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of border
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bordé | I had bordered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bordé | You had bordered |
il | il eût | Il eût bordé | He had bordered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bordé | She had bordered |
on | on eût | On eût bordé | One had bordered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bordé | We had bordered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bordé | You had bordered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bordé | They had bordered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bordé | They had bordered |
Other Conjugations for Border.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb border
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb border
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Border – 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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