Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Introduction to the verb cadenasser
The English translation of the French verb cadenasser is “to lock with a padlock.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “ka-də-na-se.”
The word cadenasser comes from the combination of the French word “cadenas” meaning “padlock” and the suffix “-er,” which is commonly used to form verbs in French. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense.
The Passé Antérieur tense is a literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense and adding the past participle of the main verb.
Some examples of cadenasser in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Nous eûmes cadenassé la porte avant de partir. (We had locked the door before leaving.)
- Tu eus cadenassé ton vélo pour le protéger. (You had locked your bike to protect it.)
- Ils eurent cadenassé leurs valises pour éviter le vol. (They had locked their suitcases to prevent theft.)
In all these examples, the action of locking with a padlock (cadenasser) occurred before another past action.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cadenasser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cadenassé | I had locked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cadenassé | You had locked |
il | il eût | Il eût cadenassé | He had locked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cadenassé | She had locked |
on | on eût | On eût cadenassé | One had locked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cadenassé | We had locked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cadenassé | You had locked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cadenassé | They had locked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cadenassé | They had locked |
Other Conjugations for Cadenasser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cadenasser
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Cadenasser – 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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