Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Introduction to the verb caner
The English translation of the French verb caner is “to die”. It is pronounced as “kah-nay” in its infinitive form.
Caner comes from the Old French word “canier” which means “to die”. It is a regular -er verb and is used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that were completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of caner in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus cané avant que tu n’arrives. (I had died before you arrived.)
- Il eut cané après avoir vécu une vie longue et heureuse. (He had died after living a long and happy life.)
- Nous eûmes cané avant même de réaliser nos rêves. (We had died before even realizing our dreams.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of caner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cané | I had caned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cané | You had caned |
il | il eût | Il eût cané | He had caned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cané | She had caned |
on | on eût | On eût cané | One had caned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cané | We had caned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cané | You had caned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cané | They had caned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cané | They had caned |
Other Conjugations for Caner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caner
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Caner – 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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