Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Introduction to the verb canonner
The English translation of the French verb canonner is “to bombard” or “to shell.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kah-noh-neh.”
The language origin of canonner can be traced back to the French word “canon,” meaning “cannon.” It first appeared in the 16th century and is derived from the Latin word “cannone,” meaning “reed” or “tube.”
In everyday French, canonner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary tense used to describe an action that took place before another action in the past.
Examples:
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Nous avions canonné la ville avant que les troupes ennemies n’arrivent. (We had bombarded the city before the enemy troops arrived.)
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Elle avait canonné l’ennemi sans pitié. (She had mercilessly shelled the enemy.)
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Les forces alliées avaient canonné les positions ennemies pendant plusieurs heures. (The Allied forces had bombarded the enemy positions for several hours.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of canonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus canonnné | I had shelled |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus canonnné | You had shelled |
il | il eut | Il eut canonnné | He had shelled |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut canonnné | She had shelled |
on | on eut | On eut canonnné | One had shelled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes canonnné | We had shelled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes canonnné | You had shelled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent canonnné | They had shelled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent canonnné | They had shelled |
Other Conjugations for Canonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb canonner
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Canonner – 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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