Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Introduction to the verb cambrioler
The English translation of the French verb cambrioler is “to burgle” or “to break into.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kahm-bree-oh-leh.”
Cambrioler comes from the French word “cambriole,” which means “burglary” or “break-in.” It is derived from the word “cambriolerie,” which was used in the 18th century to describe a group of thieves who specialized in break-ins and burglaries.
In everyday French, cambrioler is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Passé Simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of cambrioler in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai appelé la police après que les cambrioleurs eurent cambriolé notre maison. (I called the police after the burglars had broken into our house.)
- Le cambrioleur fut arrêté par la police dès qu’il eut cambriolé cette boutique. (The burglar was arrested by the police as soon as he had burgled this shop.)
- Elle eut peur lorsqu’elle découvrit que quelqu’un avait cambriolé son appartement. (She got scared when she found out that someone had burgled her apartment.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cambrioler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cambriolé | I had burglarized |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cambriolé | You had burglarized |
il | il eut | Il eut cambriolé | He had burglarized |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cambriolé | She had burglarized |
on | on eut | On eut cambriolé | One had burglarized |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cambriolé | We had burglarized |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cambriolé | You had burglarized |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cambriolé | They had burglarized |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cambriolé | They had burglarized |
Other Conjugations for Cambrioler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cambrioler
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Cambrioler – 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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