Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Introduction to the verb brouetter
The English translation of the French verb brouetter is “to wheelbarrow.” It is pronounced as “broo-teh-tey.”
The origins of brouetter can be traced back to the Old French word “brouet,” meaning “broth.” It was initially used to refer to the wooden container used to hold broth, and over time, the word evolved to mean “wheelbarrow.” In everyday French, brouetter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that took place before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of brouetter in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’eus brouetté le gravier dans le jardin avant que la pluie ne commence à tomber. (I had wheelbarrowed the gravel in the garden before the rain started.)
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Il eut brouetté les briques jusqu’au chantier avant que le soleil ne se couche. (He had wheeled the bricks to the construction site before the sun set.)
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Nous eûmes brouetté les déchets jusqu’à la décharge avant que le camion ne vienne les chercher. (We had wheeled the waste to the landfill before the truck came to pick them up.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of brouetter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse brouetté | I had wheelbarrowed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses brouetté | You had wheelbarrowed |
il | il eût | Il eût brouetté | He had wheelbarrowed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût brouetté | She had wheelbarrowed |
on | on eût | On eût brouetté | One had wheelbarrowed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes brouetté | We had wheelbarrowed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes brouetté | You had wheelbarrowed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent brouetté | They had wheelbarrowed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent brouetté | They had wheelbarrowed |
Other Conjugations for Brouetter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb brouetter
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Brouetter – 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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