Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Introduction to the verb camper
The English translation of the French verb camper is “to camp.” It is pronounced as “kam-peh.”
The word “camper” comes from the Latin word “campus,” meaning field or open space. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to describe a completed action that happened before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Nous avions campé dans la forêt avant de partir en randonnée. (We had camped in the forest before going on a hike.)
- Tu avais campé avec tes amis le week-end dernier. (You had camped with your friends last weekend.)
- Ils avaient campé près du lac pendant leurs vacances d’été. (They had camped near the lake during their summer vacation.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of camper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus campé | I had camped |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus campé | You had camped |
il | il eut | Il eut campé | He had camped |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut campé | She had camped |
on | on eut | On eut campé | One had camped |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes campé | We had camped |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes campé | You had camped |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent campé | They had camped |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent campé | They had camped |
Other Conjugations for Camper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb camper
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Camper – 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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