Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Introduction to the verb bretter
The English translation of the French verb bretter is “to nail.” The infinitive form of bretter is pronounced “breh-tay.”
Bretter comes from the Old French word “bret,” meaning board or plank. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- J’eus bretter la planche avant qu’elle ne se casse. (I had nailed the plank before it broke.)
- Tu eus bretté les photos sur le mur avant que je n’arrive. (You had nailed the photos on the wall before I arrived.)
- Il eut bretté le bois pour construire la cabane avant que l’hiver ne vienne. (He had nailed the wood to build the cabin before winter came.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of bretter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse bretté | I had boarded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses bretté | You had boarded |
il | il eût | Il eût bretté | He had boarded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût bretté | She had boarded |
on | on eût | On eût bretté | One had boarded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes bretté | We had boarded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes bretté | You had boarded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent bretté | They had boarded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent bretté | They had boarded |
Other Conjugations for Bretter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb bretter
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Bretter – 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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