Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Introduction to the verb cantonner
English translation:
The English translation of the French verb cantonner is “to quarter” or “to billet.” It is pronounced “kahn-toh-nay.”
Language origin:
Cantonner comes from the French word “canton,” which means “corner” or “sector.” It originally referred to the act of assigning soldiers to specific areas for lodging or military duties during the Middle Ages.
Every day usage in Passé Antérieur tense:
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Je me suis cantonné dans ma chambre pendant la tempête.
Translation: I stayed in my room during the storm. -
Les soldats se sont cantonnés dans le village voisin pour la nuit.
Translation: The soldiers quartered in the neighboring village for the night. -
Nous nous étions cantonnés à la tâche pendant toute la journée.
Translation: We had focused on the task all day long.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cantonner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cantonné | I had stationed |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cantonné | You had stationed |
il | il eut | Il eut cantonné | He had stationed |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cantonné | She had stationed |
on | on eut | On eut cantonné | One had stationed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cantonné | We had stationed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cantonné | You had stationed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cantonné | They had stationed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cantonné | They had stationed |
Other Conjugations for Cantonner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cantonner
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Cantonner – 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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