Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Introduction to the verb carder
The English translation of the French verb carder is “to card”. It is pronounced “kar-deh” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word carder can be traced back to the Old French word “carde”, which meant “comb”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the past tense, specifically the Passé Antérieur tense, which indicates an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais cardé la laine avant de la filer. (I had carded the wool before spinning it.)
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Tu avais cardé tes cheveux pour le bal. (You had combed your hair for the ball.)
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Ils avaient cardé la laine toute la journée. (They had carded wool all day.)
English translations:
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I had carded the wool before spinning it.
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You had combed your hair for the ball.
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They had carded wool all day.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of carder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cardé | I had carded |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cardé | You had carded |
il | il eut | Il eut cardé | He had carded |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cardé | She had carded |
on | on eut | On eut cardé | One had carded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cardé | We had carded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cardé | You had carded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cardé | They had carded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cardé | They had carded |
Other Conjugations for Carder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb carder
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Carder – 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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