Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Introduction to the verb buter
English translation: The English translation of the French verb buter is “to butt” or “to hit against”.
Pronunciation: The infinitive form of buter is pronounced as “byoo-tay”.
Language origin: Buter comes from the Old French word “buter” which means “to strike, to knock, to push”. It is derived from the Latin word “battuere” meaning “to beat, to strike”. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in its past tense form, Passé Antérieur, which is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai buté contre la table avant de tomber. (I had bumped into the table before falling.)
Example 2: Il a buté sur ses mots lors de la présentation. (He stumbled over his words during the presentation.)
Example 3: Nous avons buté sur un obstacle en chemin. (We came across an obstacle on our way.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of buter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse buté | I had kicked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses buté | You had kicked |
il | il eût | Il eût buté | He had kicked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût buté | She had kicked |
on | on eût | On eût buté | One had kicked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes buté | We had kicked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes buté | You had kicked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent buté | They had kicked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent buté | They had kicked |
Other Conjugations for Buter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb buter
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Buter – 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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