Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Introduction to the verb bouteiller
The English translation of the French verb bouteiller is “to bottle” or “to put in bottles.” The infinitive form, bouteiller, is pronounced “boo-tay-yay.”
The word bouteiller comes from the Old French word “bouteille,” meaning “bottle,” and the suffix “-ier,” which denotes a profession or occupation. It was originally used to describe the task of filling and sealing bottles, usually done by a bottler or “bouteiller” in the Middle Ages. Over time, the verb evolved to encompass the act of putting liquids into bottles.
In everyday French, bouteiller is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary equivalent of the passé composé tense. It is used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense, with English translations:
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Nous bouteillâmes le vin avant que les invités arrivassent. (We bottled the wine before the guests arrived.)
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Elle bouteilla la limonade avant que la fête ne commence. (She bottled the lemonade before the party started.)
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Vous bouteillâtes les confitures avant qu’elles ne se gâtent. (You bottled the jams before they went bad.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bouteiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse boutellé | I had bottled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses boutellé | You had bottled |
il | il eût | Il eût boutellé | He had bottled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût boutellé | She had bottled |
on | on eût | On eût boutellé | One had bottled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes boutellé | We had bottled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes boutellé | You had bottled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent boutellé | They had bottled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent boutellé | They had bottled |
Other Conjugations for Bouteiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bouteiller
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Bouteiller – 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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