Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Introduction to the verb butter
The English translation of the French verb butter is “to butter.” In French, the infinitive form of the verb is “beurrer” /bœ.ʁe/.
The word “butter” originates from the Latin word “butyrum,” which is a combination of the words “bous” (cow) and “tyros” (cheese). It was then adapted into Old English as “butere” and eventually evolved into its current form.
In every day French, butter is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that was completed before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of the usage of butter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’eus beurré les tartines avant qu’il ne soit arrivé. (I had buttered the toast before he arrived.)
- Nous eûmes beurré le poêle avant de le mettre au four. (We had buttered the pan before putting it in the oven.)
- Vous eûtes beurré le pain avant de le mettre dans le four. (You had buttered the bread before putting it in the oven.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of butter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse beurré | I had buttered |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses beurré | You had buttered |
il | il eût | Il eût beurré | He had buttered |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût beurré | She had buttered |
on | on eût | On eût beurré | One had buttered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes beurré | We had buttered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes beurré | You had buttered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent beurré | They had buttered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent beurré | They had buttered |
Other Conjugations for Butter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb butter
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Butter – 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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