Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Introduction to the verb calculer
The English translation of the French verb calculer is “to calculate.” It is pronounced as “kah-kyuh-leh” in its infinitive form.
The word calculer comes from the Latin word “calculare” which means “to reckon, calculate, or compute.” It was first used in the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, calculer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’avais calculé le résultat avant de le présenter à l’équipe.
Translation: I had calculated the result before presenting it to the team. -
Elle avait calculé les dépenses avant de partir en voyage.
Translation: She had calculated the expenses before leaving on the trip. -
Nous avions calculé le temps nécessaire pour finir le projet.
Translation: We had calculated the time needed to finish the project.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of calculer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse calculé | I had calculated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses calculé | You had calculated |
il | il eût | Il eût calculé | He had calculated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût calculé | She had calculated |
on | on eût | On eût calculé | One had calculated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes calculé | We had calculated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes calculé | You had calculated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent calculé | They had calculated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent calculé | They had calculated |
Other Conjugations for Calculer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb calculer
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Calculer – 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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